Dubai vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1975
$3262
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4546
$8174
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$1872
🏘️ Family rent
$2125
$3548
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$904
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4429
$7060
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
61
80
😀 Quality of life
88
97
🏙️ Population
3.33M
443K

The cost of living in Dubai is 39% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1578th and 32nd ($1975 vs $3262) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the United Arab Emirates and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dubai compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 174th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Zurich

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Dubai Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$82.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$8.66
☕ Cappuccino
$6.47
$6.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$5.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1461
$2189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$1528
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2763
$4204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1616
$3015
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.1
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
2.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4041
$10452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$7646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.04
$5.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$35.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$3.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$8.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$29.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$38.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$3.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.3
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$56.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$142
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13624
$22551

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1335
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$743
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$956
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1109
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1395
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1306
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$724
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1255
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$790
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1940
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1123
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1894
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$922
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$1012
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$631
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$677
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1326
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$772
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1023
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$639
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$926
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$803
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$962
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$782
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$872
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$745
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$598
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$723
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$500
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$898
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$749
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$727
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$795
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$673
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$744
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$621

Cities near Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$2963
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3140
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2600
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$2791
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$2967
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2855
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3154
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$2601
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$2879
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2839
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3298
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$2668
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3268
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2773
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2406
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2550
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1538
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2467
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2772
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2317
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2804
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2691
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1556
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1628
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2600
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2314
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1677
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1432
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$2643
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1458
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1559
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1558
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2648
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1371
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1112
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1633
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2269
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2647