Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 27.6% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 33.8% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Dubai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.00
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.00
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.60
|
$1.30
AED4.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.68
|
$1.11
AED4.08
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Dubai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
$1.48
AED5.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.46
|
$4.37
AED16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.11
|
$6.78
AED24.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.85
|
$3.23
AED11.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.53
|
$3.81
AED14.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.11
AED4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.83
AED3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.94
|
$0.86
AED3.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.69
AED2.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.52
AED1.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.67
AED2.47
|
|
pay 2.7% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.33
|
$3.16
AED11.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.00
|
$81.68
AED300.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€33,362.28
|
$33,487.61
AED123,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.90
|
$8.71
AED32.00
|
|
pay 81.3% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€29.71
|
$101.47
AED372.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,370.43
|
$2,224.54
AED8,170.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,002.67
|
$1,400.70
AED5,144.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€121.32
|
$162.54
AED596.99
|
|
pay 33.2% more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€529.52
|
$775.09
AED2,846.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,394.47
|
$13,081.61
AED48,048.76
|
|
pay 95.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.50
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.41
|
$6.02
AED22.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.00
|
$6.53
AED24.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€40.22
|
$81.24
AED298.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.00
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€84.43
|
$62.51
AED229.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€34.72
|
$56.33
AED206.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€91.32
|
$99.15
AED364.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€113.26
|
$94.67
AED347.73
|
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