Cost of living comparison

 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
compared to
 Toronto, Canada
Toronto vs. Dubai Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 23.2% more expensive than Dubai.

Restaurants
pay 55.6% more in Toronto
Groceries
pay 65.8% more in Toronto
Transportation
pay 30.6% more in Toronto
Housing
pay 26.6% less in Toronto
Childcare
pay 42.7% more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2% less in Toronto
Clothing
pay 3.5% less in Toronto

The cost of groceries, restaurants, childcare, and transportation in Toronto are more expensive than in Dubai. Expenses including housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Toronto.

Toronto vs. Dubai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Toronto instead of Dubai, you would:

pay 55.6% more for restaurants

 
Dubai
Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.89
AED40.00
$20.12
CA$28.93
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.53
AED35.00
$10.78
CA$15.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.30
AED4.78
$2.20
CA$3.16

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pay 65.8% more for groceries

 
Dubai
Toronto
Bread
1 loaf
$1.48
AED5.43
$2.82
CA$4.06
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.37
AED16.07
$5.64
CA$8.12
Milk (1 gallon) $6.78
AED24.89
$12.09
CA$17.38

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pay 30.6% more for transportation

 
Dubai
Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.16
AED11.59
$4.38
CA$6.30
Monthly public transit pass $81.68
AED300.00
$112.08
CA$161.19
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,487.61
AED123,001.67
$24,490.95
CA$35,221.67

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pay 26.6% less for housing

 
Dubai
Toronto
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$101.47
AED372.72
$51.33
CA$73.82
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,224.54
AED8,170.86
$1,807.04
CA$2,598.80
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,400.70
AED5,144.83
$1,526.54
CA$2,195.39

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pay 42.7% more for childcare

 
Dubai
Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $775.09
AED2,846.95
$1,179.39
CA$1,696.14
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,081.61
AED48,049.42
$17,423.23
CA$25,057.22

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pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dubai
Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $12.25
AED45.00
$5.75
CA$8.27
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.02
AED22.10
$4.04
CA$5.80
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.53
AED24.00
$14.37
CA$20.67

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pay 3.5% less for clothing

 
Dubai
Toronto
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$62.51
AED229.62
$59.77
CA$85.96
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$56.33
AED206.90
$39.77
CA$57.20
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$99.15
AED364.17
$95.97
CA$138.01

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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