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Restaurants Median Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
29.99 AED 20.00 40.00
Meal for 2, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
150.00 AED 100.00 200.00
Combo Meal at McDonalds or Similar
20.01 AED 18.00 25.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
35.00 AED 20.00 40.00
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) 30.00 AED 23.87 36.73
Cappuccino (regular)
15.00 AED 11.02 18.36
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle)
1.50 AED 1.50 2.00
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
1.00 AED 1.00 2.00
Markets [Edit] Median
Milk (regular), (1 liter)
5.50 AED 4.62 6.00
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g)
4.02 AED 3.50 5.00
Rice (white), (1kg)
5.50 AED 4.00 8.00
Eggs (12)
9.00 AED 7.00 12.00
Local Cheese (1kg)
30.00 AED 24.09 50.00
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1kg)
24.00 AED 18.36 30.00
Apples (1kg)
8.00 AED 7.50 10.00
Oranges (1kg)
7.00 AED 5.00 10.00
Tomato (1kg)
5.00 AED 4.00 9.00
Potato (1kg)
4.00 AED 3.00 5.00
Lettuce (1 head)
5.00 AED 3.00 6.24
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
2.00 AED 1.50 3.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)
74.23 AED 50.00 90.66
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
27.19 AED 20.00 35.00
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
25.00 AED 20.00 35.00
Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro)
9.00 AED 8.00 10.00
Transportation Median
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)
4.96 AED 4.00 5.80
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
200.00 AED 150.00 300.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
3.50 AED 3.00 8.00
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff)
1.66 AED 1.50 2.50
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
30.00 AED 30.00 60.00
Gasoline (1 liter)
1.72 AED 1.72 1.86
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)
70,000.00 AED 57,000.00 75,000.00
Utilities (Monthly) Median
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
500.00 AED 400.00 637.50
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)
0.30 AED 0.30 0.55
Internet (6 Mbps, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
250.00 AED 200.00 300.00
Sports And Leisure Median
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
358.65 AED 300.00 400.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)
75.00 AED 50.00 110.19
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
35.00 AED 35.00 40.18
Clothing And Shoes Median
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
276.50 AED 150.00 350.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)
180.00 AED 125.00 250.00
1 Pair of Nike Shoes
300.00 AED 250.00 400.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Shoes
358.65 AED 257.11 425.00
Rent Per Month Median
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre
6,000.00 AED 4,500.00 7,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre
3,500.00 AED 2,900.00 4,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre
11,500.00 AED 8,333.00 14,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre
8,000.00 AED 6,000.00 10,000.00
Buy Apartment Price Median
Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre
16,072.93 AED 12,916.69 20,000.00
Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre
9,305.56 AED 8,080.60 11,070.04
Salaries And Financing Median
Average Monthly Disposable Salary (After Tax)
12,000.00 AED 8,000.00 17,150.00
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly 6.00 5.00 7.00
These data are based on 2657 entries in the past 18 months from 390 different contributors.
Last update: January, 2014
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/city_result.jsp?country=United+Arab+Emirates&city=DubaiThis table can help to count your future expenses. Also it is good because it shows not only average rates but the range of prices of different goods and servises )))