Dubai vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1975
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4546
$6332
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$1488
🏘️ Family rent
$2125
$2864
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$356
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4429
$4101
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
100
😀 Quality of life
88
96
🏙️ Population
3.33M
4.84M

The cost of living in Dubai is 23% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1578th and 378th ($1975 vs $2564) 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 2.2 months in Dubai compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sydney ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 174th and 10th 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
$10.2
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$6.47
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1461
$1766
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$1226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2763
$3415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1616
$2457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.1
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4041
$15741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$10385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.04
$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$142
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$26.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.3
$62.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$1907
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13624
$16834

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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 Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1969
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2039
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1836
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1668
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1520
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1770
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1529
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1722
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1486
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2267
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1520
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1711
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1612
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1423
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2393
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1713
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2147
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$1991
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1756
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1725
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1367
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1615
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1674
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1782
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1783
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1768
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2266
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1724
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1905
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1688
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2299
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1570
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1896
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1843
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1662
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1861