Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 2.5 times more expensive than Subang Jaya.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Subang Jaya, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Subang Jaya
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
RM14.62
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
RM16.25
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
RM3.52
|
$1.07
AED3.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
RM1.90
|
$0.54
AED1.99
|
|
pay 55.1% more for groceries
Subang Jaya
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
RM3.80
|
$1.50
AED5.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
RM22.18
|
$5.40
AED19.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
RM27.21
|
$7.02
AED25.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
RM6.72
|
$3.19
AED11.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
RM7.83
|
$3.92
AED14.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
RM3.97
|
$1.05
AED3.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
RM2.26
|
$0.80
AED2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
RM5.08
|
$0.82
AED3.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
RM1.93
|
$0.71
AED2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
RM1.51
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
RM1.93
|
$0.43
AED1.57
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Subang Jaya
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
RM8.42
|
$3.52
AED12.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.71
RM108.32
|
$92.58
AED340.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,440.61
RM97,491.48
|
$27,092.56
AED99,508.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
RM24.91
|
$10.02
AED36.80
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Subang Jaya
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.00
RM124.03
|
$93.53
AED343.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$431.52
RM2,058.15
|
$1,961.16
AED7,203.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.54
RM1,299.89
|
$1,111.13
AED4,081.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.47
RM173.96
|
$150.77
AED553.76
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Subang Jaya
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.98
RM758.27
|
$765.32
AED2,810.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,889.24
RM32,858.24
|
$11,178.90
AED41,058.97
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Subang Jaya
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$13.07
AED48.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
RM12.99
|
$5.27
AED19.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.95
RM18.85
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RM157.07
|
$72.99
AED268.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.41
RM16.25
|
$12.80
AED47.00
|
|
pay 89.5% more for clothing
Subang Jaya
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.42
RM216.65
|
$58.04
AED213.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.89
RM75.79
|
$52.68
AED193.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.46
RM297.89
|
$88.07
AED323.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.78
RM270.81
|
$89.62
AED329.16
|
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