Dubai vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dubai	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2229	$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5278	$5057
🏠 One person rent	$1453	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$2877	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3926	$4093
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	56
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	3.33M	950K

The cost of living in Dubai is 0.7% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 1218th and 1168th ($2229 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1050th 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Jacksonville ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 189th and 223rd 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	$9.9	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1742	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1101	$1137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3504	$2366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$1863
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.3	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4930	$4765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2984	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.6	$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$5.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.84	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.49	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.7	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.5	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.2	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$720	$1419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$6608

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$1841
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1191
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1132
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1164
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$787
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1872
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1126
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1810
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$798
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$890
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$573
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$604
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1375
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1285
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1327
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$544
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$959
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$779
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1005
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$606
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$868
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$604
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$672
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$457
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$910
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$621
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$606
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$646
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$561
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$822
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$575
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$541

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2176
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2167
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2156
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2129
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2201
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1890
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2281
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2183
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1917
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2128
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2350
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2281
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2575
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2357
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2268
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2448
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$2136
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2059
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2231
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2343
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2380
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2373
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2425
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2409
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2342
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2475
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2390
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2348
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2266
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2294
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2634
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2090
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2187
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2243
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2563
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2643
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$1860
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2073
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2127
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1884