Dubai vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$3371
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	95
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	3.33M	985K

The cost of living in Dubai is 17% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 989th and 1732nd ($2379 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Sweden, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 288th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Stockholm

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	Dubai	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$5804

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331