Dubai vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$4321
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$1832
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$503
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$3121
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
64
87
😀 Quality of life
86
91
🏙️ Population
3.33M
518K

The cost of living in Dubai is 28% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1098th and 2462nd ($2309 vs $1809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th in the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sheffield ranked 21st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 306th and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$9.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$5.45
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$837
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$1514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
5.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$3788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$2630
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$79.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$1136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$9922

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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 Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1449
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1383
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1805
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1652
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1788
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1898
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1802
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$2098
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1722
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1987
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1877
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1780
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1670
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2137
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1817
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1944
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1776
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1936
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1910
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1894
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1849
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1638
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1592
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1804
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1742
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1852
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1930
68 km or 42 mi York
$1893
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1493
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1845
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1552
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2069
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1855