On the one hand, Dubai CAN be an expensive city…

But one thing residents will tell you: it’s very possible to live the millionaire lifestyle on a shoestring budget.

Choose an inexpensive place to live, follow the deals, and hop on public transport… The best part about all of this is, while you’re living no the cheap, you’re by no means losing out.

Dubai Metro and transport system are not to be sniffed at. Clean, efficient, and most importantly, won’t cost you an arm and a leg.

Here’s where Dubai sits in comparison with major cities for cost of public transport

Average cost of a monthly ticket for public transportation in 2019

🇬🇧 London: $179
🇯🇵 Tokyo: $123
🇺🇸 NYC: $121
🇦🇺 Sydney: $121
🇨🇦 Toronto: $107
🇩🇪 Frankfurt: $97
🇫🇷 Paris: $83
🇦🇪 Dubai: $70
🇹🇷 Istanbul: $33
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur: $26
🇮🇳 Mumbai: $16
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires: $15

(DeutscheBank)

— World Index (@theworldindex) July 24, 2019

The same index cited Dubai as one of the world’s most expensive cities for internet

Cost of a month of internet. (8 Mpbs connection)

🇦🇪 Dubai: $82
🇺🇸 New York City: $52
🇸🇦 Riyadh: $46
🇨🇭 Zurich: $40
🇯🇵 Tokyo: $36
🇨🇦 Toronto: $34
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur: $29
🇬🇧 London: $28
🇫🇷 Paris: $25
🇮🇳 Mumbai: $13
🇪🇬 Cairo: $12
🇹🇷 Istanbul: $9
🇷🇺 Moscow: $7

(Deutsche Bank, 2019)

— World Index (@theworldindex) July 25, 2019

And here are the world rankings for the cost of a Cappucino

Average cost of a cappuccino ☕️:

🇩🇰 Copenhagen: $6.3
🇦🇪 Dubai: $6.0
🇫🇷 Paris: $5.5
🇨🇳 Shanghai: $5.3
🇺🇸 New York: $5.0
🇬🇧 London: $4.1
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur: $3.9
🇨🇦 Toronto: $3.9
🇮🇳 Mumbai: $3.6
🇪🇬 Cairo: $2.3
🇧🇷 São Paulo: $2.3
🇹🇷 Istanbul: $2.2
🇮🇹 Milan: $1.7

(Deutsche Bank, 2019)

— World Index (@theworldindex) July 25, 2019