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North America
New York
NY, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in New York compare to Dubai?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in New York is 6% worse off vs in Dubai
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in New York compared to Dubai, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$128,820
+$48,320 (+60%) vs Dubai
Tax Rate: 32%
Weather
How does the weather in New York compare to Dubai?
New York has better overall weather
6.6/10(vs 0.5/10 in Dubai)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
17°C(vs 34°C in Dubai)
Average Low
10°C(vs 22°C in Dubai)
Sunshine Hours
2,535h/yr-974h/yr(-28%)
Average High in hottest month
29°C(vs 41°C in Dubai)
Average Low in coldest month
-2°C(vs 14°C in Dubai)
Rainy Days
94/yr+84/yr(+811%)
Muggy Days
46/yr-119/yr(-72%)
Cloud Cover
46%(vs 24% in Dubai)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in New York compare to Dubai?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in New York compared to Dubai?
Avg. Property Price
$15,710 / m²
180% more expensive than Dubai
SWE Affordability
9.8 years
4.2 years longer than Dubai
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
New York has around 47 Luma events listed.
That's 840% more events than Dubai.
Salary Converter
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