Cost of Living Comparison Between Seoul and Dubai Cost of Living Comparison Between Seoul and Dubai

🙂 Solo nomad: Seoul is 12.2% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 40.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Seoul is 7% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 33.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.66 ₩12.7K

$10.98 AED 40.33

-21.13%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$54.9 ₩80.6K

$82.3 AED 302

-33.28%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.53 ₩9,592

$9.59 AED 35.2

-31.91%

Cappuccino

$3.92 ₩5,757

$5.42 AED 19.92

-27.68%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 ₩2,423

$1.24 AED 4.55

33.06%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.86 ₩1,256

$0.89 AED 3.26

-3.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.57 ₩5,249

$12.05 AED 44.24

-70.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.83 ₩8,562

$13.57 AED 49.84

-57.04%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.16 ₩3,165

$1.93 AED 7.07

11.92%

White Bread (500g)

$3.3 ₩4,843

$1.44 AED 5.29

129.17%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.26 ₩4,783

$2.18 AED 8

49.54%

Eggs

$3.12 ₩4,579

$3.4 AED 12.48

-8.24%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.05 ₩20.6K

$9.94 AED 36.51

41.35%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.04 ₩16.2K

$9.32 AED 34.21

18.45%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$34.08 ₩50.1K

$12.47 AED 45.79

173.30%

Apples (1kg)

$7.89 ₩11.6K

$2.28 AED 8.38

246.05%

Banana (1kg)

$3.54 ₩5,200

$1.93 AED 7.09

83.42%

Oranges (1kg)

$5.4 ₩7,927

$1.89 AED 6.96

185.71%

Tomato (1kg)

$6.67 ₩9,799

$1.54 AED 5.64

333.12%

Potato (1kg)

$3.82 ₩5,609

$1.25 AED 4.58

205.60%

Onion (1kg)

$2.99 ₩4,394

$1.26 AED 4.62

137.30%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.51 ₩3,693

$1.38 AED 5.08

81.88%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.28 ₩1,878

$0.64 AED 2.36

100.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.26 ₩4,794

$6.49 AED 23.84

-49.77%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.54 ₩28.7K

$16.49 AED 60.6

18.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.44 ₩3,577

$2.64 AED 9.7

-7.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.35 ₩4,916

$3.55 AED 13.04

-5.63%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.11 ₩1,631

$1.61 AED 5.93

-31.06%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.88 ₩68.9K

$80.2 AED 295

-41.55%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.58 ₩5,260

$3.24 AED 11.89

10.49%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.56 ₩828

$0.86 AED 3.15

-34.88%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.03 ₩13.3K

$8.4 AED 30.85

7.50%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.19 ₩1,747

$0.77 AED 2.84

54.55%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.6K ₩40.6M

$33K AED 121.1K

-16.17%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$25.4K ₩37.3M

$22.5K AED 82.8K

12.53%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$166 ₩243.7K

$211 AED 777

-21.55%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$34.32 ₩50.4K

$63.2 AED 232

-45.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.87 ₩32.1K

$102 AED 374

-78.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$57.5 ₩84.5K

$86.9 AED 319

-33.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.57 ₩34.6K

$46.06 AED 169

-48.83%

Cinema Ticket

$10.94 ₩16.1K

$14.75 AED 54.2

-25.83%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$417 ₩613.2K

$851 AED 3,126

-50.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$23.9K ₩35.2M

$14K AED 51.5K

70.75%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.3 ₩85.6K

$81.2 AED 298

-28.22%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.11 ₩69.2K

$63.6 AED 233

-25.90%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79.9 ₩117.3K

$114 AED 418

-29.85%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$115 ₩168.8K

$120 AED 439

-3.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$936 ₩1.4M

$2,402 AED 8,819

-61.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$605 ₩888.4K

$1,581 AED 5,805

-61.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,536 ₩3.7M

$4,634 AED 17K

-45.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,299 ₩1.9M

$2,929 AED 10.8K

-55.63%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$21.6K ₩31.7M

$7,255 AED 26.6K

197.07%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$11K ₩16.2M

$3,912 AED 14.4K

181.44%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,154 ₩4.6M

$4,007 AED 14.7K

-21.29%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.14

4.49

-7.80%

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

Last update for Seoul: November 25, 2025

Last update for Dubai: November 23, 2025

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