Dubai vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dubai	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2420	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5315	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$1634	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$2835	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$459	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4093	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	8
😀 Quality of life	90	48
🏙️ Population	3.94M	24.7K

The cost of living in Dubai is 47% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 1039th and 3471st ($2420 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and the Seychelles, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 203rd and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Victoria

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	Dubai	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$6.31	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3617	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2237	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$94	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7290	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.52	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.5	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.5	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.2	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$829	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16876	$8971

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$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

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419