Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 33.7% cheaper than New York.
If you lived in Dubai instead of New York, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
New York
|
Dubai
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
|
$1.07
AED3.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
|
$0.54
AED1.99
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
New York
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.23
|
$1.50
AED5.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.05
|
$5.40
AED19.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
|
$7.02
AED25.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.95
|
$3.19
AED11.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$3.92
AED14.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
|
$1.05
AED3.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.80
AED2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$0.82
AED3.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.85
|
$0.71
AED2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$0.43
AED1.57
|
|
pay 21.5% less for transportation
New York
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
|
$3.52
AED12.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.00
|
$92.58
AED340.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
|
$27,092.56
AED99,508.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.41
|
$10.02
AED36.80
|
|
pay 13.2% less for housing
New York
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.09
|
$93.53
AED343.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,884.00
|
$1,961.16
AED7,203.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,414.51
|
$1,111.13
AED4,081.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.71
|
$150.77
AED553.76
|
|
pay 70.4% less for childcare
New York
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,408.24
|
$765.32
AED2,810.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$40,818.18
|
$11,178.90
AED41,058.97
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
New York
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$13.07
AED48.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.32
|
$5.27
AED19.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.00
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.53
|
$72.99
AED268.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$12.80
AED47.00
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
New York
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.73
|
$58.04
AED213.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.81
|
$52.68
AED193.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.20
|
$88.07
AED323.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$153.65
|
$89.62
AED329.16
|
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