Dubai vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1975
$3416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4546
$7461
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$2417
🏘️ Family rent
$2125
$4187
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4429
$5141
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
61
89
😀 Quality of life
88
97
🏙️ Population
3.33M
5.87M

The cost of living in Dubai is 42% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1578th and 17th ($1975 vs $3416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Singapore, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dubai compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 174th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Singapore City

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Dubai Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$8.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$8.14
☕ Cappuccino
$6.47
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1461
$3172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2763
$5715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1616
$3547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.1
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4041
$12241
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$11290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.04
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$2.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$29.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$4.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$13.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$3.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.3
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$46.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13624
$26970

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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 Singapore City

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$3084
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$587
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$618
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$524
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$619
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$622
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$585
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$538
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$541
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$491
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$500
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$486
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$540
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$749
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$647
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$680
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$631
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$494
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$579
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$529
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$600
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$439
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$921
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$532
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$429
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$466
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$509
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$951
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$492
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$460
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$365
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$421
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$464
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$445
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$520
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$583
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$482
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$608
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$540