Dubai vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$2289
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$5688
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$1368
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$2517
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$621
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$4336
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
82
😀 Quality of life
87
88
🏙️ Population
3.33M
919K

The cost of living in Dubai is 4% more expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 989th and 1178th ($2379 vs $2289) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1073rd in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Fort Worth ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 288th and 210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Fort Worth

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Dubai Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$4.99
 Cappuccino
$6.1
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$1480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$1079
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$2669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$2125
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$2229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$2097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$3.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$17.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$6.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$5.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$98.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$1782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$23220

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DubaiFort Worth

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Haltom
$2143
12 km or 7.5 mi Saginaw
$2148
14 km or 8.8 mi Benbrook
$2165
15 km or 9.3 mi Watauga
$2126
15 km or 9.5 mi North Richland Hills
$2119
17 km or 10 mi Hurst
$2093
21 km or 13 mi Arlington
$1883
21 km or 13 mi Bedford
$2086
21 km or 13 mi Keller
$2079
22 km or 14 mi Colleyville
$2105
25 km or 15 mi Burleson
$2159
25 km or 15 mi Euless
$2081
27 km or 17 mi Southlake
$2089
28 km or 17 mi Mansfield
$2305
30 km or 19 mi Grand Prairie
$2065
30 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2012
36 km or 23 mi Irving
$1808
37 km or 23 mi Coppell
$2095
39 km or 24 mi Flower Mound
$2103
41 km or 25 mi Cedar Hill
$2163
41 km or 26 mi Duncanville
$2149
42 km or 26 mi Weatherford
$2111
44 km or 27 mi Lewisville
$2025
45 km or 28 mi Midlothian
$2224
45 km or 28 mi Cleburne
$2155
47 km or 29 mi Farmers Branch
$2169
48 km or 30 mi DeSoto
$2164
49 km or 30 mi Carrollton
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Dallas
$2471
49 km or 31 mi Corinth
$2219
52 km or 32 mi University Park
$2214
54 km or 34 mi Denton
$2014
55 km or 34 mi Lancaster
$2176
56 km or 35 mi The Colony
$2258
58 km or 36 mi Little Elm
$2246
60 km or 38 mi Waxahachie
$2190
62 km or 39 mi Richardson
$2242
63 km or 39 mi Plano
$2538
65 km or 40 mi Frisco
$2395
67 km or 42 mi Balch Springs
$2158