Cost of living comparison
Subang Jaya is 50.6% cheaper than Dubai.
If you lived in Subang Jaya instead of Dubai, you would:
pay 46.9% less for restaurants
Dubai
|
Subang Jaya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$3.07
MYR14.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$3.41
MYR16.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
AED3.94
|
$0.74
MYR3.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
AED1.99
|
$0.40
MYR1.89
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
Dubai
|
Subang Jaya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
AED5.51
|
$0.80
MYR3.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.40
AED19.83
|
$4.65
MYR22.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.80
|
$5.70
MYR27.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
AED11.71
|
$1.41
MYR6.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
AED14.38
|
$1.64
MYR7.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.85
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
AED2.94
|
$0.47
MYR2.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.03
|
$1.06
MYR5.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AED2.60
|
$0.40
MYR1.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.32
MYR1.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
AED1.57
|
$0.40
MYR1.91
|
|
pay 49.5% less for transportation
Dubai
|
Subang Jaya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
AED12.95
|
$1.77
MYR8.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.58
AED340.04
|
$22.71
MYR107.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,092.56
AED99,510.97
|
$20,440.61
MYR96,868.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.02
AED36.80
|
$5.22
MYR24.76
|
|
pay 75.4% less for housing
Dubai
|
Subang Jaya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.53
AED343.54
|
$26.00
MYR123.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,961.16
AED7,203.36
|
$431.52
MYR2,044.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,111.13
AED4,081.18
|
$272.54
MYR1,291.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.77
AED553.77
|
$36.47
MYR172.84
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
Dubai
|
Subang Jaya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.32
AED2,811.02
|
$158.98
MYR753.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,178.90
AED41,060.08
|
$6,889.24
MYR32,648.12
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
Dubai
|
Subang Jaya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.07
AED48.01
|
$4.09
MYR19.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
AED19.36
|
$2.72
MYR12.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$3.95
MYR18.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.99
AED268.09
|
$32.93
MYR156.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
AED47.01
|
$3.41
MYR16.14
|
|
pay 39.3% less for clothing
Dubai
|
Subang Jaya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
AED213.19
|
$45.42
MYR215.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.68
AED193.50
|
$15.89
MYR75.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.07
AED323.46
|
$62.46
MYR295.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.62
AED329.17
|
$56.78
MYR269.08
|
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