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Price guide and comparison 2000-2008 for Dubai living costs
  • Cost of living prices given for mid-ranges. Extremely cheap or expensive values not usually included
  • Utility & telephone costs are for average use
  • Assume costs are per person unless otherwise indicated
  • Divide values by 4 to get approximate $US estimate (correct rate is 3.67 but values below are very approximate mostly anyway)
    • Divide by 4 for $CAN
    • Divide by 5 for €Euros
    • Divide by 3 for $AU
    • Divide by 7 for £UK
  • Remember these are only indicative cost ranges. Living costs in Dubai vary a great deal depending on lifestyle and preferences.
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Item 2000 price (dhs) 2006 price (dhs) 2008 price (dhs)
Accommodation (room in villa/apartment share, per month)     3000-7000
Apartment (studio, annual rent)     40-80,000
Apartment (1 bdrm annual rent) 30-40,000 70-90,000 80-120,000
Apartment (2 bdrm per year)     100-150,000
Apartment (studio - 2 bdrm purchase)     0.6-2 million
Bank account (minimum balance per month)     1000-5000
Bar / nightclub (1 person, 1 night)     100-500
Beer (pint) 15 25 30
Beer (crate of 24 cans)     60-130
Book - paperback novel     40-80
Car purchase (new)     25-200,000
Car purchase (new Ford Mondeo / Toyota Camry)     60-95,000
Car purchase (new 4wd Cherokee / Explorer / Prado)     90-155,000
Car purchase (reliable medium saloon 2nd hand)     30-80,000
Car purchase (reliable 4wd 2nd hand)     50-100,000
Car rental (small, one day) 90 100 100
Car tires / tyres (cost for one tyre)     300-2000
Clothes (per month)     100-2000
Computer purchase (laptop)     2000-10,000
Concert / Show / DJ / Sports event ticket     100-1000
Dentist routine check up     100-250
Doctor visit (basic consultation, no tests)     100-250
Drink - can of soft drink at grocery shop 1.00 1.00 1.00
DVD rental     10
DVD purchase (pirate / genuine)     5-10 / 25-100
Eggs (one dozen) 5.00 7.00 9.00
Flowers (bunch, supermarket)     25-100
Furniture (IKEA for 1 bdrm apt)     10-20,000
Grocery shopping (1 person, per week)     200-600
Hamburger (Big Mac) 10.00 12.00 14.00
Hotel (Deira dump, per room, 1 night)     200-400
Hotel (5 star, per room per night)     700-3000
Hotel (Burj Al Arab / Al Maha, double room 1 night)     4000-15,000
Household contents insurance (per year, studio-large villa)     500-10,000
Internet connection (DSL, monthly)     200-300
Jewellery (18-22 carat gold, per gram) 30-40 50-60 80-90
Jewellery (thin gold necklace, small gold earrings) 100-200 150-300 200-500
Magazine (local / foreign)     3-15 / 25-75
Medical / Health Insurance (per month)     200-1000
Milk (one litre) 3.00 9.00 10.00
Mobile phone purchase     200-2000
Motorcycle (Harley Davidson, new)     35-100,000
Motorcycle (Japanese, new)     10-60,000
Movie / Cinema ticket (standard) 25 25-30 30
Newspaper, daily (local / foreign)     2-3 / 10-20
Oil & Filter change, medium size car (not dealer) 80 100 120
Petrol (gallon) 4.00 6.25 6.25
PO Box rental (per year)     150-200
Postage stamp (standard letter < 20g) 0.50-3.50 0.50-3.50 0.50-3.50
Public Transport (bus or abra trip)     1.00-2.00
Restaurant (cheap or food court, no alcohol)     10-50
Restaurant (with alcohol, 1 person)     150-400
School fees (per year per child)     10-60,000
Shawarma (chicken or lamb), cheap restaurant 1.50-2.50 2.00-3.00 2.00-3.00
Spirits (Whisky, Gin, Vodka bottle shop purchase)     10-200
Taxi (short to long trip within Dubai)     10-60
Telephone (mobile, per month)     100-1000
Television (new, purchase) - x10 for plasma     200-2000
Television (cable / satellite per month)     100-200
Utilities (water, power) per month     100-500
Villa (annual rent)     200-400,000
Villa (purchase)     2-10 million
Water (1.5 liter bottle)     1-2
Water (5 gallon bottle, delivered)     7-9
Wine (house bottle in restaurant) 80 125 150-200
Wine (purchase in bottle shop)     10-200
This information last updated Wednesday 07-May-2008.
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