Dubai vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dubai	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5467	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$2923	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	3.94M	8.8M

The cost of living in Dubai is 41% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 947th and 4th ($2470 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 New York City. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 184th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs New York City

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	Dubai	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2083	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3820	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2306	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.6	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7283	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4305	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.4	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.8	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.6	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.7	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$870	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17401	$21713

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192