Dubai vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dubai	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$3331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5467	$7928
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$2072
🏘️ Family rent	$2923	$3682
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$911
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$4111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	58
😀 Quality of life	90	85
🏙️ Population	3.94M	351K

The cost of living in Dubai is 26% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 947th and 79th ($2470 vs $3331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th 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 1.2 months in Honolulu. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Honolulu ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 184th and 433rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dubai	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$9.67
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$8.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$4.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2083	$2390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3820	$4305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2306	$3150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.6	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7283	$8773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4305	$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$6.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$8.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$7.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$6.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$2.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$4.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.4	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$3.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.8	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.6	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.7	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$870	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17401	$26966

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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 Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194