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Middle East
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Dubai compare to Milan?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Dubai is 205% better off vs in Milan
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Dubai compared to Milan, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$80,500
+$55,102 (+217%) vs Milan
Tax Rate: 0%
Weather
How does the weather in Dubai compare to Milan?
Milan has better overall weather
0.5/10(vs 4.8/10 in Milan)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
34°C(vs 18°C in Milan)
Average Low
22°C(vs 9°C in Milan)
Sunshine Hours
3,509h/yr+1594h/yr(+83%)
Average High in hottest month
41°C(vs 29°C in Milan)
Average Low in coldest month
14°C(vs -1°C in Milan)
Rainy Days
10/yr-76/yr(-88%)
Muggy Days
164/yr+130/yr(+380%)
Cloud Cover
24%(vs 43% in Milan)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Dubai compare to Milan?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Dubai compared to Milan?
SWE Affordability
5.5 years
18.1 years quicker than Milan
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Dubai has around 9 Luma events listed.
That's 10% fewer events than Milan.
Salary Converter
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