Dubai vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dubai	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$2259
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5467	$5420
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$2923	$2278
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$4438
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	81
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	3.94M	919K

The cost of living in Dubai is 9% more expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 947th and 1371st ($2470 vs $2259) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1148th 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 2 months in Fort Worth. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Fort Worth ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 184th and 137th 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	$11.9	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$6.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2083	$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$1096
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3820	$2396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2306	$1898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.6	$72.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7283	$2968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4305	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.4	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.8	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.6	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.7	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$870	$1803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17401	$25420

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1543
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2356
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1173
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1455
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1082
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$797
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2100
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1193
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$2015
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$494
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$497
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$526
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$521
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1340
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1062
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1218
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$965
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$530
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1059
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$505
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$778
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$485
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$559
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$700
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$917
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$457
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$459
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$717
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$517
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2128
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1913
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2122
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2128
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2129
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2164
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2316
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2086
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2120
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2170
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2017
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2062
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2206
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2148
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2182
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2168
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2205
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2202
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1968
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2193
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2220
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2209
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2172
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2155
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2397
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2205