Dubai vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1924
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4530
$4689
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$844
🏘️ Family rent
$2204
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$437
$504
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$318
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$2854
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
61
100
😀 Quality of life
90
100
🏙️ Population
3.33M
14M

The cost of living in Dubai is 8% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1903rd and 2147th ($1924 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Japan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dubai compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 130th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Tokyo

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Dubai Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$7.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.8
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.7
$4.38
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1453
$1052
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1737
$1415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.6
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
1.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3907
$8885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2398
$5220
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.9
$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$7.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$7.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.58
$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.28
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$70.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.3
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$756
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11590
$16527

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1343
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1129
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1058
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1052
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1074
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1084
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1050
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1057
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1083
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1078
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1055
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1066
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1054
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1048
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1088
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1051
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1094
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1133
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1076
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1048
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1093
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1186
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1059
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1041
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1070
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1051
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1048
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1050