Dubai vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dubai	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5467	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$2923	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$7152
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	3.94M	690K

The cost of living in Dubai is 26% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 947th and 74th ($2470 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th 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 2.1 months in Washington. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 184th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dubai	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2083	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3820	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2306	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.6	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7283	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4305	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.4	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.8	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.6	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.7	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$870	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17401	$24903

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088