Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 24.6% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Dubai instead of London, you would:
pay 38.1% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Dubai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.00
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.00
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.90
|
$1.30
AED4.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.43
|
$1.11
AED4.08
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
|
London
|
Dubai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.60
|
$1.48
AED5.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.37
|
$4.37
AED16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.89
|
$6.78
AED24.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.44
|
$3.23
AED11.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.30
|
$3.81
AED14.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.21
|
$1.11
AED4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.58
|
$0.83
AED3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.11
|
$0.86
AED3.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.39
|
$0.69
AED2.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.53
|
$0.52
AED1.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.54
|
$0.67
AED2.47
|
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pay 52.3% less for transportation
|
London
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.72
|
$3.16
AED11.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£199.97
|
$81.68
AED300.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£28,280.36
|
$33,487.61
AED123,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£27.30
|
$8.71
AED32.00
|
|
pay 13.0% more for housing
|
London
|
Dubai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£32.23
|
$101.47
AED372.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,194.28
|
$2,224.54
AED8,170.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,597.63
|
$1,400.70
AED5,144.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£204.30
|
$162.54
AED596.99
|
|
pay 60.0% less for childcare
|
London
|
Dubai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,806.54
|
$775.09
AED2,846.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£21,592.66
|
$13,081.61
AED48,048.76
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Dubai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.40
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.72
|
$6.02
AED22.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.30
|
$6.53
AED24.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£50.83
|
$81.24
AED298.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.50
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
|
London
|
Dubai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£75.05
|
$62.51
AED229.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£39.13
|
$56.33
AED206.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£88.93
|
$99.15
AED364.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£104.79
|
$94.67
AED347.73
|
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