Dubai vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$998
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
66
5
😀 Quality of life
90
43
🏙️ Population
3.94M
115K

The cost of living in Dubai is 500% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 947th and 8941st ($2470 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 0.9 months in Thimphu. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 184th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$600

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$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274