Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 2.5 times more expensive than Subang Jaya.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.5 times more in Dubai
- Groceries
-
pay 45.9% more in Dubai
- Transportation
-
pay 2.4 times more in Dubai
- Housing
-
pay 4.6 times more in Dubai
- Childcare
-
pay 2.7 times more in Dubai
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5 times more in Dubai
- Clothing
-
pay 62.7% more in Dubai
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Dubai are more expensive than in Subang Jaya. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Dubai.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Subang Jaya, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Subang Jaya
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
MYR13.06
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.09
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
MYR3.52
|
$1.30
AED4.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
MYR1.94
|
$1.11
AED4.08
|
|
pay 45.9% more for groceries
|
Subang Jaya
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
MYR4.10
|
$1.48
AED5.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.47
MYR33.02
|
$4.37
AED16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
MYR29.85
|
$6.78
AED24.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MYR9.04
|
$3.23
AED11.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.56
|
$3.81
AED14.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
MYR2.88
|
$1.11
AED4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.10
|
$0.83
AED3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
MYR4.71
|
$0.86
AED3.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MYR1.79
|
$0.69
AED2.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
MYR1.40
|
$0.52
AED1.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MYR1.75
|
$0.67
AED2.47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Subang Jaya
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.84
|
$3.16
AED11.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.76
MYR65.30
|
$81.68
AED300.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,714.37
MYR100,454.29
|
$33,487.61
AED123,001.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.31
MYR41.19
|
$8.71
AED32.00
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
|
Subang Jaya
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
MYR133.10
|
$101.47
AED372.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.86
MYR1,808.18
|
$2,224.54
AED8,170.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.72
MYR1,272.42
|
$1,400.70
AED5,144.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.10
MYR146.38
|
$162.54
AED597.00
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Subang Jaya
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$196.86
MYR870.60
|
$775.09
AED2,846.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR39,451.14
|
$13,081.61
AED48,049.29
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Subang Jaya
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.20
MYR18.58
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
MYR12.88
|
$6.02
AED22.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.08
|
$6.53
AED24.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.26
MYR120.55
|
$81.24
AED298.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.10
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 62.7% more for clothing
|
Subang Jaya
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.63
MYR263.69
|
$62.51
AED229.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.12
MYR115.52
|
$56.33
AED206.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.82
MYR326.48
|
$99.15
AED364.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.27
MYR213.47
|
$94.67
AED347.73
|
|
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