Dubai vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dubai	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2514	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5509	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$1723	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$3020	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4067	$5599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	100
😀 Quality of life	91	98
🏙️ Population	3.94M	8.8M

The cost of living in Dubai is 40% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 848th and 4th ($2514 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.6 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 1st in the United States, while ranked 158th and 11th 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	$10.3	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.32	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.9	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2095	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1336	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3716	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$96.1	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7516	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3977	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.3	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.15	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.12	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.73	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.7	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.82	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$857	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15029	$22663

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174