Dubai vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dubai	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2309	$2345
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$5568
🏠 One person rent	$1523	$1324
🏘️ Family rent	$2687	$2222
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$4072
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	64	93
😀 Quality of life	86	98
🏙️ Population	3.33M	2.14M

The cost of living in Dubai is 2% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1098th and 1024th ($2309 vs $2345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the United Arab Emirates and Australia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 306th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Perth

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	Dubai	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$1449
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1170	$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3310	$2593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$1817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6006	$5420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3452	$3698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$3.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$9.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.8	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$779	$1940
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12682	$14689

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876