Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 3.4 times more expensive than Bangalore.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Bangalore, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Bangalore
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
₹299.32
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹349.21
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
₹43.96
|
$1.11
AED4.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
₹15.23
|
$0.73
AED2.69
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Bangalore
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
₹49.46
|
$1.60
AED5.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
₹352.98
|
$4.82
AED17.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.29
₹190.36
|
$7.28
AED26.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.24
|
$3.27
AED12.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
₹147.39
|
$3.44
AED12.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
₹100.49
|
$1.03
AED3.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
₹31.18
|
$0.87
AED3.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₹41.68
|
$0.80
AED2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.55
|
$0.72
AED2.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.48
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.00
|
$0.55
AED2.02
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Bangalore
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
₹389.74
|
$3.13
AED11.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.97
₹1,496.60
|
$81.68
AED300.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,966.29
₹1,496,601.64
|
$40,838.55
AED150,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.07
₹339.23
|
$9.80
AED36.00
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
Bangalore
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.51
₹958.81
|
$95.37
AED350.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.10
₹26,164.47
|
$2,113.07
AED7,761.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$190.84
₹15,897.24
|
$1,295.45
AED4,758.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.70
₹2,390.88
|
$154.69
AED568.17
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Bangalore
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.21
₹11,096.47
|
$743.00
AED2,729.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,674.70
₹306,104.92
|
$14,478.49
AED53,179.49
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangalore
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
₹199.55
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
₹203.71
|
$5.87
AED21.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
₹359.18
|
$6.26
AED23.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.93
₹1,993.44
|
$89.64
AED329.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
₹448.98
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 91.6% more for clothing
Bangalore
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.77
₹2,729.85
|
$62.44
AED229.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
₹3,145.77
|
$58.54
AED215.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.07
₹4,503.70
|
$97.26
AED357.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.45
₹3,286.42
|
$95.12
AED349.36
|
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