Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 45.2% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Prague, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
CZK250.06
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
CZK200.05
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
CZK41.05
|
$1.30
AED4.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
CZK32.74
|
$1.11
AED4.08
|
|
pay 7.8% more for groceries
|
Prague
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
CZK33.52
|
$1.48
AED5.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
CZK141.17
|
$4.37
AED16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
CZK93.27
|
$6.78
AED24.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
CZK60.26
|
$3.23
AED11.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CZK92.23
|
$3.81
AED14.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK18.03
|
$1.11
AED4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
CZK17.24
|
$0.83
AED3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CZK21.05
|
$0.86
AED3.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
CZK34.73
|
$0.69
AED2.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CZK13.53
|
$0.52
AED1.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
CZK12.88
|
$0.67
AED2.47
|
|
pay 50.0% more for transportation
|
Prague
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
CZK144.42
|
$3.16
AED11.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.35
CZK550.12
|
$81.68
AED300.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,475.49
CZK600,136.34
|
$33,487.61
AED123,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.99
CZK306.07
|
$8.71
AED32.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Prague
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.68
CZK463.52
|
$101.47
AED372.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.35
CZK26,581.04
|
$2,224.54
AED8,170.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$837.45
CZK19,728.17
|
$1,400.70
AED5,144.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$223.37
CZK5,261.93
|
$162.54
AED596.99
|
|
pay 9.9% more for childcare
|
Prague
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.18
CZK16,800.73
|
$775.09
AED2,846.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,763.21
CZK277,110.58
|
$13,081.61
AED48,048.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
CZK56.51
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
CZK72.48
|
$6.02
AED22.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.54
CZK154.03
|
$6.53
AED24.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.73
CZK1,501.38
|
$81.24
AED298.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.61
CZK250.06
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
|
Prague
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.44
CZK1,942.07
|
$62.51
AED229.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
CZK852.11
|
$56.33
AED206.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.56
CZK2,180.50
|
$99.15
AED364.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.10
CZK2,617.26
|
$94.67
AED347.73
|
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