Cost of Living Dubai
Accommodation (3-bedroom central apartment): AED 120,000 – AED 200,000 per annum
Utility bills for a family of four (water, gas, electricity): AED 500 (winter) – 1,500 (summer)
Food:
- milk (1 liter): AED 4
- butter (200 g): AED 12.50
- eggs (per dozen): AED 10 – 15
- bread: AED 5
- rice (5 kg): AED 40
- potatoes (1 kg): AED 2 – 5
- apples (1 kg): AED 6 – 10
- tomatoes (1 kg): AED 4 – 20
- instant coffee (100 g): AED 20 – 25
- can of soft drink: AED 1
- cornflakes (375 g): AED 10.50
- baked beans (200 g): AED 3.50
- luncheon meat (200 g): AED 6
- sugar (1 kg): AED 4.50
- minced beef (1 kg): AED 30
Transport:
- average taxi ride (short and long trip in Dubai): AED 10 – 80
- bus trip: AED 1 – 4
- metro trip: AED 2 – 6.50
- petrol pump price (per gallon): AED 6.40
- car rental: from AED 1,500 per month
Leisure:
- cinema ticket: AED 30 – 50
- opera/ballet ticket: AED 200 – 1000
- gym membership (per annum): AED 4,000 – 12,000
- meal for 2 in an upmarket restaurant (with alcohol): AED 400 – 800
- meal for 4 in a family restaurant: AED 100 – 250
Miscellaneous:
- cable TV: AED 88 – 313
- home internet: AED 149 – 749 per month
- mobile phone charge for national calls (per minute): 30 fils
- landline: local calls are free and international calls are subsidized
- 1 hour of housekeeping: AED 25 – 35
- 1 hour of babysitting: AED 45 – 55
- shirt dry cleaning: AED 16
School fees:
- primary school: AED 20,000 – 55,000
- high school: AED 40,000 – 85,000
