Dubai vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dubai	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5467	$6195
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$1533
🏘️ Family rent	$2923	$2486
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$4127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	66	77
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	3.94M	936K

The cost of living in Dubai is 7% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 947th and 638th ($2470 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.5 months in Jerusalem. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Jerusalem ranked 1st in Israel, while ranked 184th and 407th 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	$11.9	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$20.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$8.62
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2083	$1756
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3820	$3183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2306	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.6	$40.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7283	$18641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4305	$9368
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.4	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$3.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.8	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.6	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.7	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$870	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17401	$30598

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1205
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$977
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1149
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1994
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2465
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2201
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2466
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2354
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$1070
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2283
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2288
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2966
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2305
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2873
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2379
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$538
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2347
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1933
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$2060
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1845