Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 5.0% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 29.6% less for restaurants
|
Wellington
|
Dubai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.93
NZ$25.03
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
NZ$15.02
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
NZ$4.31
|
$1.30
AED4.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
NZ$3.61
|
$1.11
AED4.08
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
|
Wellington
|
Dubai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
NZ$3.29
|
$1.48
AED5.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
NZ$6.95
|
$4.37
AED16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
NZ$11.70
|
$6.78
AED24.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
NZ$11.47
|
$3.23
AED11.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
NZ$8.48
|
$3.81
AED14.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NZ$2.34
|
$1.11
AED4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.83
|
$0.83
AED3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.47
|
$0.86
AED3.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.38
|
$0.69
AED2.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
NZ$1.70
|
$0.52
AED1.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
NZ$1.41
|
$0.67
AED2.47
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
|
Wellington
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.42
NZ$10.76
|
$3.16
AED11.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$127.57
NZ$213.84
|
$81.68
AED300.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,339.84
NZ$57,564.08
|
$33,487.61
AED123,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.22
NZ$30.53
|
$8.71
AED32.00
|
|
pay 40.7% more for housing
|
Wellington
|
Dubai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.27
NZ$90.97
|
$101.47
AED372.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,487.35
NZ$2,493.25
|
$2,224.54
AED8,170.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,335.17
NZ$2,238.16
|
$1,400.70
AED5,144.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.11
NZ$224.80
|
$162.54
AED596.99
|
|
pay 3.8% less for childcare
|
Wellington
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$871.44
NZ$1,460.79
|
$775.09
AED2,846.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,649.75
NZ$21,204.85
|
$13,081.61
AED48,048.76
|
|
pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Wellington
|
Dubai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.17
NZ$12.01
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
NZ$5.72
|
$6.02
AED22.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.46
NZ$41.00
|
$6.53
AED24.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.85
NZ$66.80
|
$81.24
AED298.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.24
NZ$20.52
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
|
Wellington
|
Dubai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.78
NZ$127.03
|
$62.51
AED229.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.09
NZ$92.35
|
$56.33
AED206.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.44
NZ$200.22
|
$99.15
AED364.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.60
NZ$217.24
|
$94.67
AED347.73
|
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