Dubai vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dubai | Singapore City | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Dubai is 21% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 848th and 109th ($2514 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 1.4 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 158th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Dubai
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 13 km or 8 mi |  Sharjah | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Ajman | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Umm al-Quwain | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Fujairah | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Ras al-Khaimah | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Al Ain | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 234 km or 146 mi |  Bandar Abbas | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Madinat Zayed | |
| 339 km or 211 mi |  Seeb | |
| 344 km or 214 mi | Nizwa | |
| 380 km or 236 mi |  Doha | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Muscat | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Al Khor | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Jahrom | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Fasa | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Jiroft | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Sirjan | |
| 485 km or 301 mi |  Manama | |
| 486 km or 302 mi | Riffa | |
| 487 km or 303 mi | Isa Town | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Bam | |
| 528 km or 328 mi |  Dhahran | |
| 534 km or 332 mi | Chabahar | |
| 537 km or 334 mi | Dammam | |
| 554 km or 345 mi | Shiraz | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Qatif | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Al-Mubarraz | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Marvdasht | |
| 574 km or 357 mi | Rafsanjan | |
| 578 km or 359 mi | Iranshahr | |
| 584 km or 363 mi | Kerman | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Jubail | |
| 601 km or 373 mi | Borazjan | |
| 603 km or 375 mi | Kazerun | |
| 604 km or 375 mi | Bushehr | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Yasuj | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Zahedan | |
| 743 km or 461 mi | Yazd | |
| 773 km or 481 mi | Behbahan |
Cities near Singapore City
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.3 km or 2.1 mi |  Bukit Merah | |
| 18 km or 11 mi |  Johor Bahru | |
| 35 km or 22 mi |  Batam | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Tanjung Pinang | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Kluang | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Batu Pahat | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Muar | |
| 199 km or 123 mi | Malacca | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Seremban | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Dumai | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Pekanbaru | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Kuantan | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Putrajaya | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Cyberjaya | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Kuala Lumpur | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Subang Jaya | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Petaling Jaya | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Shah Alam | |
| 322 km or 200 mi | Jambi | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Klang | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Chukai | |
| 434 km or 269 mi | Teluk Intan | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Kuala Terengganu | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Padang | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Ipoh | |
| 482 km or 299 mi | Tanjungbalai | |
| 488 km or 303 mi | Palembang | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Padangsidempuan | |
| 521 km or 324 mi | Taiping | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Lubuklinggau | |
| 528 km or 328 mi | Prabumulih | |
| 558 km or 347 mi | Pematangsiantar | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Tebing Tinggi | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Kota Bharu | |
| 578 km or 359 mi | Singkawang | |
| 592 km or 368 mi | Bengkulu | |
| 594 km or 369 mi | Butterworth | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Pagar Alam | |
| 598 km or 372 mi | George Town | |
| 608 km or 378 mi | Sungai Petani |