Dubai vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1975
$2051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4546
$4878
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$1276
🏘️ Family rent
$2125
$2227
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$498
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4429
$4466
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
61
81
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.43M

The cost of living in Dubai is 4% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1578th and 1380th ($1975 vs $2051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1219th in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dubai compared to 2.2 months in San Antonio. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs San Antonio ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 174th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs San Antonio

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Dubai San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$6.47
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1461
$1297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$1011
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2763
$2396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1616
$1832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.1
$75.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4041
$5056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$4348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.04
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$6.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.3
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$1299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13624
$19364

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1335
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$743
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$956
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1109
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1395
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1306
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$724
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1255
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$790
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1940
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1123
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1894
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$922
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$1012
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$631
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$677
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1326
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$772
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1023
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$639
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$926
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$803
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$962
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$782
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$872
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$745
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$598
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$723
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$500
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$898
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$749
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$727
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$795
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$673
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$744
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$621

Cities near San Antonio

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$1889
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$1889
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$1757
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$1878
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$1782
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$1929
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$1800
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2605
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2311
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2373
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2277
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2329
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2156
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$1806
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$1762
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1680
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1516
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1740
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$634
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1589
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$1836
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1731
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1448
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1591
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$718
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$621
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1808
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1705
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$1987
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$1823
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$1892
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$1957
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1958
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2015
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$3044
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2209
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2099
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1932
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2012
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$1977