Cost of Living in Madinat Zayed

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1630
$4058
🛋️ Without rent
$560
$1770
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1070
$2288
🍽️ Food
$388
$1006
🚐 Transport
$35.5
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3244
😀 Quality of life
48
🏙️ Population
29.1K

The average cost of living in Madinat Zayed is $1630, which is in the top 34% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 3132nd out of 9294 in our global list and 5th out of 9 in the United Arab Emirates.

The median after-tax salary is $3244, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months. Ranked 6319th (TOP 68%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 9th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates. With an estimated population of 29.1K, Madinat Zayed is the 9th largest city in the United Arab Emirates.

✈️ Closest airport 112 km Al Dhafra Air Base
😷 Air quality Bad 39.3 µg/m³
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Prices in Madinat Zayed

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.2
 Cappuccino
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9486

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