Dubai vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$4756
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$1021
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$1866
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$2834
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
64
98
😀 Quality of life
86
94
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.97M

The cost of living in Dubai is 18% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1098th and 1964th ($2309 vs $1965) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Austria, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.4 months in Vienna. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 306th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Vienna

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Dubai Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$15069

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1772
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1307
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1234
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$860
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$989
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1136
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1051
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1197
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$789
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$788
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1344
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1436
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$935
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1211
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1062
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1067
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1094
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1016
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1764
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1563
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1220
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1137
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1690
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1616
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1604
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$938
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898