Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 18.4% more expensive than Dubai.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Dubai, you would:
pay 67.8% more for restaurants
Dubai
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
AED3.94
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
AED1.99
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
Dubai
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
AED5.51
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.40
AED19.83
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.80
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
AED11.70
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
AED14.38
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.85
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
AED2.94
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.03
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AED2.60
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
AED1.57
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 40.8% more for transportation
Dubai
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
AED12.94
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.58
AED340.01
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,092.56
AED99,502.84
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.02
AED36.80
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 27.3% less for housing
Dubai
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.53
AED343.51
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,961.16
AED7,202.77
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,111.13
AED4,080.84
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.77
AED553.73
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 51.5% more for childcare
Dubai
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.32
AED2,810.79
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,178.90
AED41,056.73
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports
Dubai
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.07
AED48.00
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
AED19.36
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.99
AED268.07
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
AED47.00
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Dubai
|
United Kingdom
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
AED213.17
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.68
AED193.48
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.07
AED323.44
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.62
AED329.14
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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