Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 27.6% more expensive than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.8% less in Dubai
- Groceries
-
pay 8.0% less in Dubai
- Transportation
-
pay 2.7% less in Dubai
- Housing
-
pay 81.3% more in Dubai
- Childcare
-
pay 33.2% more in Dubai
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 95.3% more in Dubai
The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare in Dubai are more expensive than in Madrid. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Dubai. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Dubai.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 33.8% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.59
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.39
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.70
|
$1.30
AED4.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.75
|
$1.11
AED4.08
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.45
|
$1.48
AED5.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.71
|
$4.37
AED16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.27
|
$6.78
AED24.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.96
|
$3.23
AED11.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.67
|
$3.81
AED14.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.09
|
$1.11
AED4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.83
AED3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.97
|
$0.86
AED3.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.02
|
$0.69
AED2.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.81
|
$0.52
AED1.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.80
|
$0.67
AED2.47
|
|
pay 2.7% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.58
|
$3.16
AED11.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€41.58
|
$81.68
AED300.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€34,679.12
|
$33,487.61
AED123,000.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.45
|
$8.71
AED32.00
|
|
pay 81.3% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€30.88
|
$101.47
AED372.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,424.52
|
$2,224.54
AED8,170.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€1,042.24
|
$1,400.70
AED5,144.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€126.10
|
$162.54
AED596.99
|
|
pay 33.2% more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€550.42
|
$775.09
AED2,846.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,765.28
|
$13,081.61
AED48,048.90
|
|
pay 95.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.64
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.51
|
$6.02
AED22.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.24
|
$6.53
AED24.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€41.81
|
$81.24
AED298.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.39
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€87.77
|
$62.51
AED229.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€36.09
|
$56.33
AED206.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€94.92
|
$99.15
AED364.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€117.73
|
$94.67
AED347.73
|
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