Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 2.5 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB81.59
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB199.84
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB22.77
|
$1.11
AED4.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.62
|
$0.73
AED2.69
|
|
pay 32.8% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB49.73
|
$1.60
AED5.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB288.02
|
$4.82
AED17.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB216.73
|
$7.28
AED26.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB69.40
|
$3.27
AED12.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB38.79
|
$3.44
AED12.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.03
|
$1.03
AED3.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.46
|
$0.87
AED3.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.55
|
$0.80
AED2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB22.87
|
$0.72
AED2.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.15
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.44
|
$0.55
AED2.02
|
|
pay 78.8% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB153.42
|
$3.13
AED11.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB798.99
|
$81.68
AED300.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB888,607.24
|
$40,838.55
AED150,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB333.77
|
$9.80
AED36.00
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB571.74
|
$95.37
AED350.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,205.14
|
$2,113.07
AED7,761.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,561.89
|
$1,295.45
AED4,758.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,746.22
|
$154.69
AED568.17
|
|
pay 82.8% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,895.39
|
$743.00
AED2,729.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB373,943.48
|
$14,478.49
AED53,179.49
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB67.70
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB65.44
|
$5.87
AED21.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB127.10
|
$6.26
AED23.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,686.76
|
$89.64
AED329.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB197.04
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 70.8% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,234.69
|
$62.44
AED229.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB965.01
|
$58.54
AED215.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,746.01
|
$97.26
AED357.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,240.35
|
$95.12
AED349.36
|
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