Dubai vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dubai	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2420	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5315	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$1634	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$2835	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$459	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4093	$2529
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	46
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	3.94M	750K

The cost of living in Dubai is 32% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1039th and 2723rd ($2420 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Winnipeg ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 203rd and 326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Winnipeg

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	Dubai	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$6.31	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3617	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2237	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$94	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7290	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.52	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.5	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.5	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.2	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$829	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16876	$13280

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429