Dubai vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$4432
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	69
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	3.33M	1.61M

The cost of living in Dubai is 0.6% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 989th and 955th ($2379 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 288th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Phoenix

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	Dubai	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$12281

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724