Dubai vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$3754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$8993
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$2648
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$5345
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$845
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$54.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$6732
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	65	20
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	3.33M	41K

The cost of living in Dubai is 37% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 989th and 11th ($2379 vs $3754) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.8 months in George Town. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 288th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs George Town

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	Dubai	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$6.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$2615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$2356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$5826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$4835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$10761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$4170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$5.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$8.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$7.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$9.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$1705
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$24513

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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

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561