Dubai vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
66
5
😀 Quality of life
90
45
🏙️ Population
3.94M
115K

The cost of living in Dubai is 487% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 1039th and 8957th ($2420 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Bhutan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 203rd and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$633

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$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285