Dubai vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1924
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4530
$5264
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$1436
🏘️ Family rent
$2204
$2340
🍽️ Food expenses
$437
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$3258
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
61
84
😀 Quality of life
90
93
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.73M

The cost of living in Dubai is 18% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1903rd and 269th ($1924 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Canada, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dubai compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Toronto ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 130th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Toronto

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Dubai Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.8
$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.7
$5.76
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1453
$1511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$1256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$2615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1737
$2059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$75.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.6
$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3907
$9366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2398
$7395
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.9
$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.58
$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.28
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.3
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$57.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$756
$1156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11590
$19602

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2301
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2167
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2078
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2030
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2167
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2266
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$1682
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1588
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2090
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1682
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1760
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$1925
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2319
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1755
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1431
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1823
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1698
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2013
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2007
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2014
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$1918
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1418
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1793
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2008
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$1649
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1892
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$1805
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2021
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2012
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2013
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1753
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2019
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1797
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2007
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2019
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1728
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2024
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2021
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2020