Dubai vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dubai	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2309	$2195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$5551
🏠 One person rent	$1523	$1287
🏘️ Family rent	$2687	$2412
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$4243
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	64	82
😀 Quality of life	86	89
🏙️ Population	3.33M	919K

The cost of living in Dubai is 5% more expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 1098th and 1378th ($2309 vs $2195) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1201st 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 1.5 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 46th in the United States, while ranked 306th and 195th 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	$10.5	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1170	$985
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3310	$2295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$2084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6006	$2321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3452	$2018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$80.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$8.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$5.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.8	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$779	$1825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12682	$22657

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1503
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1232
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1050
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$994
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1810
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1110
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1719
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$561
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$556
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$547
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$520
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1267
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1218
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1226
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$531
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$870
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$687
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$989
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$558
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$878
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$546
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$639
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$467
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$541
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$489
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$831
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$577
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2105
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2118
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2127
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2100
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1869
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2096
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2103
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2103
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2158
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2085
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2299
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1887
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2122
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2159
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2087
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2102
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2189
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2145
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2175
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2236
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2550
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2196
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2243
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2071
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2188
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2336
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2284
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2282
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2506
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2602
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2150