Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 4.6% cheaper than Toronto.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Toronto, you would:
pay 39.5% less for restaurants
Toronto
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.35
CA$24.98
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
CA$2.95
|
$1.11
AED4.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
$0.73
AED2.69
|
|
pay 36.1% less for groceries
Toronto
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.84
CA$3.87
|
$1.60
AED5.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
CA$7.86
|
$4.82
AED17.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
CA$15.87
|
$7.28
AED26.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
CA$4.88
|
$3.27
AED12.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
CA$7.86
|
$3.44
AED12.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
CA$2.40
|
$1.03
AED3.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
CA$0.94
|
$0.87
AED3.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
$0.80
AED2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.32
|
$0.72
AED2.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CA$1.66
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.28
CA$1.74
|
$0.55
AED2.02
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
Toronto
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.50
CA$6.12
|
$3.13
AED11.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$114.49
CA$155.90
|
$81.68
AED300.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,209.07
CA$34,328.45
|
$40,838.55
AED150,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.94
CA$18.99
|
$9.80
AED36.00
|
|
pay 36.8% more for housing
Toronto
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.81
CA$73.27
|
$95.37
AED350.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,853.23
CA$2,523.64
|
$2,113.07
AED7,761.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,580.15
CA$2,151.77
|
$1,295.45
AED4,758.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.91
CA$121.07
|
$154.69
AED568.17
|
|
pay 28.1% less for childcare
Toronto
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,147.29
CA$1,562.33
|
$743.00
AED2,729.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,322.57
CA$24,950.76
|
$14,478.49
AED53,179.49
|
|
pay 34.1% more for entertainment and sports
Toronto
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
CA$5.43
|
$5.87
AED21.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$19.99
|
$6.26
AED23.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.05
CA$72.24
|
$89.64
AED329.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
CA$17.99
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
Toronto
|
Dubai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.87
CA$84.26
|
$62.44
AED229.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
CA$51.28
|
$58.54
AED215.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.68
CA$138.47
|
$97.26
AED357.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.37
CA$166.63
|
$95.12
AED349.36
|
|
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