Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 2.0 times more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.70
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB199.40
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.08
|
$1.30
AED4.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.99
|
$1.11
AED4.08
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.10
|
$1.48
AED5.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB401.82
|
$4.37
AED16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB250.50
|
$6.78
AED24.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.77
|
$3.23
AED11.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.00
|
$3.81
AED14.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.36
|
$1.11
AED4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.86
|
$0.83
AED3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.43
|
$0.86
AED3.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.54
|
$0.69
AED2.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.39
|
$0.52
AED1.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.30
|
$0.67
AED2.47
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.83
|
$3.16
AED11.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,345.98
|
$81.68
AED300.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,894,336.86
|
$33,487.61
AED123,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB353.94
|
$8.71
AED32.00
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB525.74
|
$101.47
AED372.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,554.45
|
$2,224.54
AED8,170.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,332.75
|
$1,400.70
AED5,144.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,304.58
|
$162.54
AED596.99
|
|
pay 10.8% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,653.57
|
$775.09
AED2,846.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB451,509.82
|
$13,081.61
AED48,048.76
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.76
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.43
|
$6.02
AED22.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.82
|
$6.53
AED24.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,868.08
|
$81.24
AED298.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB249.25
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 19.9% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,891.70
|
$62.51
AED229.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,192.46
|
$56.33
AED206.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,323.36
|
$99.15
AED364.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,153.07
|
$94.67
AED347.73
|
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