Dubai vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$7795
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
64
97
😀 Quality of life
86
97
🏙️ Population
3.33M
874K

The cost of living in Dubai is 39% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 1098th and 9th ($2309 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 2.1 months in San Francisco. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 306th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$8.68
 Cappuccino
$6.12
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$20.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$31050

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610