Dubai vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dubai	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$3216
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5467	$7364
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$2923	$3669
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$4242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	85
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	3.94M	442K

The cost of living in Dubai is 23% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 947th and 117th ($2470 vs $3216) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 87th 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 1.3 months in Miami. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Miami ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 184th and 169th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Miami

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	Dubai	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$26.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2083	$2394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$1806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3820	$4404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2306	$3208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.6	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7283	$6964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4305	$3607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$9.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.4	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.8	$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$17.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.6	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$34.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.7	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$870	$1797
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17401	$18611

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2487
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2636
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2802
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2808
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2747
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2958
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2843
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2756
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2721
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2697
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2673
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3151
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2774
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2757
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3035
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2793
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3114