Dubai vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dubai | Surrey | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 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 4% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 989th and 1194th ($2379 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in the United Arab Emirates and Canada, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Canada comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 288th and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dubai vs Surrey
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| Dubai | Surrey | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Surrey
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 10 km or 6.4 mi |  Burnaby | |
| 12 km or 7.4 mi | Coquitlam | |
| 12 km or 7.7 mi | Delta | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Langley | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Maple Ridge | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Vancouver | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Richmond | |
| 22 km or 13 mi | North Vancouver | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Abbotsford | |
| 55 km or 34 mi |  Bellingham | |
| 65 km or 41 mi | Chilliwack | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Nanaimo | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Saanich | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Victoria | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Mount Vernon | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Langford | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Oak Harbor | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Whistler | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Sequim | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Port Angeles | |
| 134 km or 84 mi | Marysville | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Lake Stevens | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Everett | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Mukilteo | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Mill Creek | |
| 157 km or 98 mi | Lynnwood | |
| 157 km or 98 mi | Edmonds | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Shoreline | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Bothell | |
| 165 km or 102 mi | Courtenay | |
| 165 km or 103 mi | Kenmore | |
| 171 km or 107 mi | Bainbridge Island | |
| 173 km or 108 mi | Kirkland | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Redmond | |
| 179 km or 112 mi | Seattle | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Bremerton | |
| 181 km or 113 mi | Bellevue | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Sammamish | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Mercer Island | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Issaquah |