Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 4.7 times more expensive than Chennai.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Chennai, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Chennai
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.83
₹153.13
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.89
₹408.34
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₹36.77
|
$1.07
AED3.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.95
|
$0.54
AED1.99
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Chennai
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
₹41.31
|
$1.50
AED5.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.88
₹240.99
|
$5.40
AED19.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.33
₹194.50
|
$7.02
AED25.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.86
₹72.20
|
$3.19
AED11.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
₹118.36
|
$3.92
AED14.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
₹91.18
|
$1.05
AED3.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
₹30.05
|
$0.80
AED2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₹52.93
|
$0.82
AED3.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.45
|
$0.71
AED2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.37
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.92
|
$0.43
AED1.57
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Chennai
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
₹406.73
|
$3.52
AED12.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,020.85
|
$92.58
AED340.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,218.89
₹1,020,847.28
|
$27,092.56
AED99,510.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
₹265.42
|
$10.02
AED36.80
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for housing
Chennai
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₹791.61
|
$93.53
AED343.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.52
₹15,332.35
|
$1,961.16
AED7,203.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$113.19
₹9,456.57
|
$1,111.13
AED4,081.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.85
₹2,410.51
|
$150.77
AED553.77
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
Chennai
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.66
₹6,154.25
|
$765.32
AED2,811.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,487.83
₹124,303.17
|
$11,178.90
AED41,060.08
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Chennai
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
₹183.75
|
$13.07
AED48.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
₹146.21
|
$5.27
AED19.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.40
₹367.51
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.87
₹1,493.29
|
$72.99
AED268.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.44
₹204.17
|
$12.80
AED47.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Chennai
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
₹2,231.94
|
$58.04
AED213.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.86
₹2,494.70
|
$52.68
AED193.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.13
₹3,770.05
|
$88.07
AED323.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.41
₹2,874.49
|
$89.62
AED329.17
|
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