Cost of Living Comparison Between Brighton and Dubai Cost of Living Comparison Between Brighton and Dubai

🙂 Solo nomad: Brighton is 3.1% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 4.1% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Brighton is 3.2% more expensive than Dubai without rent, and 1.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.32 £15.39

$11.03 AED 40.49

84.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$94.1 £71.2

$80.4 AED 295

16.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.55 £7.23

$9.3 AED 34.16

2.69%

Cappuccino

$4.74 £3.58

$5.75 AED 21.12

-17.57%

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

$2.19 £1.65

$1.25 AED 4.59

75.20%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.58 £1.2

$0.94 AED 3.45

68.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$8.81 £6.67

$12.33 AED 45.28

-28.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.04 £5.33

$13.56 AED 49.8

-48.08%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.82 £1.37

$1.91 AED 7.02

-4.71%

White Bread (500g)

$2.09 £1.58

$1.43 AED 5.24

46.15%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.02 £1.53

$2.28 AED 8.38

-11.40%

Eggs

$5.08 £3.84

$3.31 AED 12.14

53.47%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.21 £9.25

$10.03 AED 36.83

21.73%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.03 £6.83

$9.45 AED 34.71

-4.44%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18 £13.62

$12.46 AED 45.75

44.46%

Apples (1kg)

$3.22 £2.44

$2.28 AED 8.37

41.23%

Banana (1kg)

$2.06 £1.56

$1.89 AED 6.94

8.99%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.18 £2.41

$1.91 AED 7.02

66.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.41 £2.58

$1.53 AED 5.62

122.88%

Potato (1kg)

$2.3 £1.74

$1.18 AED 4.35

94.92%

Onion (1kg)

$1.95 £1.47

$1.27 AED 4.68

53.54%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.17 £0.88

$1.46 AED 5.36

-19.86%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.44 £1.09

$0.65 AED 2.4

121.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$21.38 £16.18

$6.64 AED 24.39

221.99%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.11 £8.41

$19.32 AED 70.9

-42.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.76 £2.09

$2.74 AED 10.07

0.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.58 £1.95

$3.51 AED 12.89

-26.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.32 £2.51

$1.67 AED 6.15

98.80%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$128 £97

$82.2 AED 302

55.90%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.66 £3.53

$3.31 AED 12.17

40.79%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.21 £1.67

$0.86 AED 3.15

156.98%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$41.36 £31.31

$8.2 AED 30.1

404.39%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.99 £1.5

$0.73 AED 2.69

172.60%

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

$38.2K £28.9K

$33.1K AED 121.6K

15.21%

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

$41K £31K

$22.4K AED 82.3K

82.90%

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

$293 £222

$219 AED 804

33.86%

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

$18.83 £14.25

$61.6 AED 226

-69.43%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.67 £30.03

$103 AED 377

-61.40%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$52.5 £39.76

$86.1 AED 316

-39.03%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$19.37 £14.66

$45.46 AED 167

-57.39%

Cinema Ticket

$17.68 £13.38

$14.71 AED 54

20.19%

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

$1,782 £1,349

$834 AED 3,061

113.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$19.3K £14.6K

$14.3K AED 52.6K

34.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$94.1 £71.2

$83.5 AED 307

12.72%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.9 £31.72

$62.5 AED 229

-32.92%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$111 £84.2

$111 AED 408

0.01%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$78.4 £59.4

$123 AED 452

-36.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,869 £1,415

$2,397 AED 8,802

-22.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,525 £1,154

$1,592 AED 5,845

-4.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,265 £2,472

$4,546 AED 16.7K

-28.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,595 £1,964

$3,003 AED 11K

-13.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$10.9K £8,256

$7,221 AED 26.5K

51.03%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,769 £4,367

$3,843 AED 14.1K

50.13%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,462 £2,620

$4,156 AED 15.3K

-16.71%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.63

4.49

25.39%

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

Last update for Brighton: November 29, 2025

Last update for Dubai: November 30, 2025

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