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North America
Toronto
Canada
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Toronto compare to Dubai?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Toronto is 11% worse off vs in Dubai
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Toronto compared to Dubai, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$68,214
-$13,462 (-16%) vs Dubai
Tax Rate: 30%
Weather
How does the weather in Toronto compare to Dubai?
Toronto has better overall weather
3.4/10(vs 0.5/10 in Dubai)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
12°C(vs 34°C in Dubai)
Average Low
5°C(vs 22°C in Dubai)
Sunshine Hours
2,066h/yr-1442h/yr(-41%)
Average High in hottest month
25°C(vs 41°C in Dubai)
Average Low in coldest month
-8°C(vs 14°C in Dubai)
Rainy Days
76/yr+66/yr(+637%)
Muggy Days
19/yr-145/yr(-88%)
Cloud Cover
48%(vs 24% in Dubai)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Toronto compare to Dubai?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Toronto compared to Dubai?
SWE Affordability
9.8 years
4.3 years longer than Dubai
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Toronto has around 20 Luma events listed.
That's 400% more events than Dubai.
Salary Converter
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