Cost of living comparison

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Dubai vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Dubai is 5.0% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants
pay 29.6% less in Dubai
Groceries
pay 29.8% less in Dubai
Transportation
pay 35.4% less in Dubai
Housing
pay 40.7% more in Dubai
Childcare
pay 3.8% less in Dubai
Entertainment and Sports
pay 37.8% more in Dubai
Clothing
pay 14.8% less in Dubai

The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Dubai are more expensive than in Wellington. Expenses including transportation, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and childcare are lower in Dubai.

Dubai vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dubai instead of Wellington, you would:

pay 29.6% less for restaurants

 
Wellington
Dubai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.93
NZ$26.61
$10.89
AED40.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.96
NZ$15.96
$9.53
AED35.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.57
NZ$4.59
$1.30
AED4.78

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pay 29.8% less for groceries

 
Wellington
Dubai
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
NZ$3.50
$1.48
AED5.43
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.15
NZ$7.39
$4.37
AED16.07
Milk (1 gallon) $6.98
NZ$12.44
$6.78
AED24.89

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pay 35.4% less for transportation

 
Wellington
Dubai
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.42
NZ$11.44
$3.16
AED11.59
Monthly public transit pass $127.57
NZ$227.33
$81.68
AED300.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,339.84
NZ$61,195.48
$33,487.61
AED123,000.33

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pay 40.7% more for housing

 
Wellington
Dubai
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$54.27
NZ$96.71
$101.47
AED372.72
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,487.35
NZ$2,650.53
$2,224.54
AED8,170.77
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,335.17
NZ$2,379.35
$1,400.70
AED5,144.78

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pay 3.8% less for childcare

 
Wellington
Dubai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $871.44
NZ$1,552.95
$775.09
AED2,846.92
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,649.75
NZ$22,542.55
$13,081.61
AED48,048.90

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pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Wellington
Dubai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.17
NZ$12.77
$12.25
AED45.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.41
NZ$6.08
$6.02
AED22.10
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$24.46
NZ$43.58
$6.53
AED24.00

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pay 14.8% less for clothing

 
Wellington
Dubai
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$75.78
NZ$135.04
$62.51
AED229.62
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.09
NZ$98.18
$56.33
AED206.90
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$119.44
NZ$212.85
$99.15
AED364.17

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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