Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between the Comoros and Dubai

For one person, living is cheaper in the Comoros: $1,423 a month against $2,854 in Dubai, rent and utilities included – about $17,200 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

🇰🇲 Comoros
$1,423
/mo nomad
Dubai
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
$2,854
/mo nomad
🙂 Solo nomad: The Comoros is 41.8% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 50.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: The Comoros is 47.1% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 52.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Comoros
Dubai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.10 KMF 2,676
$13.04 AED 47.89
-53.22%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$18.53 KMF 8,134
$81.4 AED 299
-77.23%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.79 KMF 3,420
$9.32 AED 34.25
-16.42%
Cappuccino
$1.81 KMF 795
$5.97 AED 21.93
-69.68%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.97 KMF 427
$1.63 AED 5.98
-40.49%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.68 KMF 297
$0.81 AED 2.99
-16.05%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.07 KMF 469
$13.65 AED 50.1
-92.16%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.88 KMF 827
$13.38 AED 49.15
-85.95%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Comoros
Dubai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$4.38 KMF 1,921
$1.81 AED 6.64
141.99%
White Bread (500g)
$0.56 KMF 245
$1.57 AED 5.78
-64.33%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.69 KMF 744
$2.49 AED 9.16
-32.13%
Eggs
$4.95 KMF 2,173
$3.28 AED 12.04
50.91%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.62 KMF 3,344
$12.67 AED 46.53
-39.86%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
-
$9.75 AED 35.80
-
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.46 KMF 5,471
$13.18 AED 48.40
-5.46%
Apples (1kg)
$5.17 KMF 2,271
$2.61 AED 9.57
98.08%
Banana (1kg)
-
$1.93 AED 7.09
-
Oranges (1kg)
-
$1.92 AED 7.05
-
Tomato (1kg)
$4.09 KMF 1,796
$1.36 AED 5.00
200.74%
Potato (1kg)
$4.39 KMF 1,929
$1.17 AED 4.29
275.21%
Onion (1kg)
$3.04 KMF 1,336
$1.01 AED 3.71
200.99%
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.28 KMF 1,002
$1.51 AED 5.56
50.99%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.34 KMF 587
$0.62 AED 2.29
116.13%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
-
$5.85 AED 21.50
-
Wine (Bottle)
$16.68 KMF 7,321
$16.14 AED 59.3
3.35%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.93 KMF 406
$2.65 AED 9.74
-64.91%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.61 KMF 2,902
$2.95 AED 10.82
124.07%
🚌 Getting Around
Comoros
Dubai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.59 KMF 258
$1.64 AED 6.03
-64.02%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$32.78 KMF 14.4K
$73.6 AED 270
-55.47%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.71 KMF 310
$3.17 AED 11.66
-77.60%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.03 KMF 453
$0.71 AED 2.63
45.07%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$11.93 KMF 5,238
$7.96 AED 29.23
49.87%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.93 KMF 1,287
$0.99 AED 3.64
195.96%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.1K KMF 8.4M
$27.4K AED 100.5K
-30.06%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$17.6K KMF 7.7M
$22.5K AED 82.8K
-21.71%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Comoros
Dubai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$112 KMF 49.0K
$250 AED 920
-55.40%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$33.58 KMF 14.7K
$54.2 AED 199
-38.09%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$73.8 KMF 32.4K
$91.8 AED 337
-19.57%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Comoros
Dubai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$98.6 AED 362
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$13.67 KMF 6,000
$42.61 AED 156
-67.92%
Cinema Ticket
$6.49 KMF 2,850
$16.03 AED 58.9
-59.51%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Comoros
Dubai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$398 KMF 174.5K
$843 AED 3,098
-52.86%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$14.3K KMF 6.3M
$18.3K AED 67.1K
-21.69%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Comoros
Dubai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$60.6 KMF 26.6K
$68.0 AED 250
-10.86%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$61.8 KMF 27.1K
$57.9 AED 213
6.72%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$108 KMF 47.4K
$101 AED 370
7.35%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$87.0 KMF 38.2K
$101 AED 371
-13.93%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Comoros
Dubai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$723 KMF 317.5K
$2,380 AED 8,741
-69.62%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$609 KMF 267.5K
$1,506 AED 5,531
-59.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,404 KMF 616.4K
$4,437 AED 16.3K
-68.35%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,135 KMF 498.2K
$3,010 AED 11.1K
-62.30%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,573 KMF 690.5K
$7,121 AED 26.2K
-77.91%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,349 KMF 592.0K
$4,135 AED 15.2K
-67.39%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Comoros
Dubai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$647 KMF 284.0K
$3,391 AED 12.5K
-80.92%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.8
4.54
-16.30%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for the Comoros: October 4, 2026

Last update for Dubai: October 5, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Comoros
$609
Dubai
$1.5K 147% $897
Groceries & Markets
Comoros
$278 *
Dubai
$293 5.3% $15
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Comoros
$219
Dubai
$396 80.9% $177
Clothing & Footwear
Comoros
$143
Dubai
$147 3.2% $4.6
Eating Out
Comoros
$110
Dubai
$309 182% $199
Getting Around
Comoros
$41
Dubai
$87 112% $46
Sport & Entertainment
Comoros
$13 *
Dubai
$131 906% $118

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know
🇰🇲 Comoros
🇦🇪 Dubai
🕒 Local time
13:24 1:24 PM
14:24 2:24 PM
1 h ahead of the Comoros
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
902,348
3,790,000
💱 Currency
UAE Dirham AED د.إ
Exchange rates and currency converter

AED, USD, EUR to KMF – Comorian Franc Converter

Comorian Franc exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 439 KMF (1,000 KMF = 2.28 USD). 1 EUR = 492 KMF (1,000 KMF = 2.03 EUR).

UAE Dirham exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 3.67 AED (1 AED = 0.272 USD). 1 EUR = 4.12 AED (1 AED = 0.243 EUR).

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  • Comoros Dubai 4,290 km ≈ 6 h nonstop flight
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