Cost of Living Comparison Between Bracknell and Dubai Cost of Living Comparison Between Bracknell and Dubai

🙂 Solo nomad: Bracknell is 12.7% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 0.3% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Bracknell is 14.9% more expensive than Dubai without rent, and 2.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$26.84 £20.05

$11.08 AED 40.67

142.24%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$77.3 £57.7

$81.9 AED 300

-5.61%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.99 £8.21

$9.73 AED 35.71

12.95%

Cappuccino

$4.80 £3.58

$5.56 AED 20.42

-13.67%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.45 £2.57

$1.19 AED 4.38

189.92%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 £2.18

$0.94 AED 3.44

210.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.00 £5.23

$12.48 AED 45.79

-43.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.71 £5.01

$13.70 AED 50.3

-51.02%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.42 £1.06

$1.92 AED 7.06

-26.04%

White Bread (500g)

$1.32 £0.98

$1.38 AED 5.08

-4.35%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.64 £1.97

$2.26 AED 8.28

16.81%

Eggs

$3.53 £2.63

$3.46 AED 12.68

2.02%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.45 £7.06

$10.23 AED 37.54

-7.62%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.01 £5.98

$9.50 AED 34.85

-15.68%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.87 £9.61

$12.76 AED 46.84

0.86%

Apples (1kg)

$2.31 £1.72

$2.36 AED 8.66

-2.12%

Banana (1kg)

$1.55 £1.15

$1.90 AED 6.97

-18.42%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.47 £1.85

$1.93 AED 7.08

27.98%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.99 £2.24

$1.54 AED 5.66

94.16%

Potato (1kg)

$1.50 £1.12

$1.17 AED 4.31

28.21%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 £0.91

$1.32 AED 4.85

-8.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.93 £0.69

$1.39 AED 5.10

-33.09%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.53 £1.14

$0.70 AED 2.55

118.57%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$17.50 £13.07

$6.51 AED 23.91

168.82%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.15 £8.33

$19.37 AED 71.1

-42.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.67 £2.00

$2.63 AED 9.65

1.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.41 £2.55

$3.41 AED 12.50

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.57 £2.67

$1.66 AED 6.11

115.06%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$129 £96.5

$80.3 AED 295

60.78%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.45 £3.33

$3.34 AED 12.25

33.23%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.71 £1.28

$0.79 AED 2.88

116.46%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$15.08 £11.27

$7.97 AED 29.26

89.21%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.90 £1.42

$0.75 AED 2.75

153.33%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$38.4K £28.7K

$33.0K AED 121.2K

16.27%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$40.4K £30.2K

$23.2K AED 85.1K

74.06%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$341 £255

$213 AED 782

60.00%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$18.88 £14.10

$62.6 AED 230

-69.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$52.8 £39.47

$103 AED 379

-48.80%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.23 £21.09

$87.5 AED 321

-67.74%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$46.67 AED 171

Cinema Ticket

$13.57 £10.14

$15.02 AED 55.1

-9.65%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$1,544 £1,153

$822 AED 3,015

87.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.6K £13.9K

$14.1K AED 51.8K

31.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$83.3 £62.3

$83.4 AED 306

-0.08%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.42 £36.92

$63.1 AED 232

-21.72%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$109 £81.6

$114 AED 418

-4.14%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$98.3 £73.5

$120 AED 442

-18.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,722 £1,286

$2,454 AED 9,005

-29.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,511 £1,129

$1,591 AED 5,840

-5.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,414 £1,803

$4,672 AED 17.1K

-48.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,703 £2,019

$3,003 AED 11.0K

-9.98%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,965 £5,950

$7,211 AED 26.5K

10.46%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,763 £5,052

$4,040 AED 14.8K

67.40%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,334 £3,237

$4,088 AED 15.0K

6.03%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.62

4.49

25.17%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Bracknell: January 11, 2026

Last update for Dubai: January 11, 2026

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