Dubai vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dubai	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2420	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5315	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$1634	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$2835	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$459	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4093	$3821
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	56
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	3.94M	950K

The cost of living in Dubai is 9% more expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 1039th and 1439th ($2420 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1197th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 203rd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Jacksonville

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	Dubai	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$6.31	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3617	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2237	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$94	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7290	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.52	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.5	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.5	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.2	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$829	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16876	$11934

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1473
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2183
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1214
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1457
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1080
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$796
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2014
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1135
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1923
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$545
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$541
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$575
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$545
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1309
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1109
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1192
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$563
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$931
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$575
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1037
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$565
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$823
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$547
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$627
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$489
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$465
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$487
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$813
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$565
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860