Dubai vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dubai	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2514	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5509	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$1723	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$3020	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4067	$3017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	65	78
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	3.94M	936K

The cost of living in Dubai is 3% more expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 848th and 950th ($2514 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Israel, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 158th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Jerusalem

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	Dubai	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.3	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.32	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.9	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2095	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1336	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3716	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$96.1	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7516	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3977	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.12	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.7	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$857	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15029	$23696

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1419
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2521
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1228
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1449
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1078
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$792
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1849
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1081
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1770
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$530
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$529
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$568
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$534
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1237
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1201
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1230
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$557
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$908
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$573
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1008
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$553
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$873
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$530
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$624
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$930
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$477
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$463
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$808
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$545
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850