Dubai vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dubai	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2309	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$1523	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$2687	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$5746
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	97
😀 Quality of life	86	95
🏙️ Population	3.33M	441K

The cost of living in Dubai is 27% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1098th and 91st ($2309 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 73rd in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 306th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Oakland

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	Dubai	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1170	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3310	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6006	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3452	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.8	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$779	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12682	$27655

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1503
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1232
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1050
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$994
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1810
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1110
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1719
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$561
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$556
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$547
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$520
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1267
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1218
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1226
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$531
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$870
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$687
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$989
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$558
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$878
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$546
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$639
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$467
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$541
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$489
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$831
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$577
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288