Dubai vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Dubai | Sydney | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 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 19% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1218th and 318th ($2229 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Australia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Australia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 189th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Dubai vs Sydney
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| Dubai | Sydney | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Sydney
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 15 km or 9.2 mi |  Dee Why | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Parramatta | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Kellyville | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Blacktown | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Wollongong | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Newcastle | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Bathurst | |
| 168 km or 104 mi | Goulburn | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Orange | |
| 247 km or 154 mi | Canberra | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Dubbo | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Port Macquarie | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Armidale | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 436 km or 271 mi | Coffs Harbour | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Griffith | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Shepparton | |
| 624 km or 388 mi | Byron Bay | |
| 638 km or 396 mi | Traralgon | |
| 683 km or 425 mi | Gold Coast | |
| 689 km or 428 mi | Southport | |
| 695 km or 432 mi | Pakenham | |
| 701 km or 436 mi | Berwick | |
| 706 km or 439 mi | Bendigo | |
| 706 km or 439 mi | Toowoomba | |
| 707 km or 439 mi | Dandenong | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Ipswich | |
| 711 km or 442 mi | Cranbourne | |
| 713 km or 443 mi | South Yarra | |
| 713 km or 443 mi | Melbourne | |
| 716 km or 445 mi | Sunbury | |
| 724 km or 450 mi | Frankston | |
| 732 km or 455 mi | Melton | |
| 733 km or 455 mi | Brisbane | |
| 735 km or 457 mi | Tarneit | |
| 736 km or 457 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 775 km or 481 mi | Caboolture | |
| 778 km or 484 mi | Geelong | |
| 779 km or 484 mi | Ballarat | |
| 807 km or 502 mi | Caloundra |