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

😐 Solo nomad: Dubai is 3.7% more expensive than Brighton without rent, and 0.3% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Dubai is 4.6% cheaper than Brighton without rent, and 4.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.98 AED 40.33

$20.04 £15.17

-45.21%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$82.3 AED 302

$95.3 £72.2

-13.71%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.59 AED 35.2

$9.49 £7.18

1.05%

Cappuccino

$5.42 AED 19.92

$4.7 £3.56

15.32%

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

$1.24 AED 4.55

$2.17 £1.64

-42.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.89 AED 3.26

$1.57 £1.19

-43.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$12.05 AED 44.24

$8.41 £6.37

43.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$13.57 AED 49.84

$6.81 £5.15

99.27%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.93 AED 7.07

$1.78 £1.35

8.43%

White Bread (500g)

$1.44 AED 5.29

$2.15 £1.63

-33.02%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.18 AED 8

$2.03 £1.54

7.39%

Eggs

$3.4 AED 12.48

$5.09 £3.85

-33.20%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.94 AED 36.51

$12.14 £9.19

-18.12%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.32 AED 34.21

$9.23 £6.99

0.98%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.47 AED 45.79

$18.02 £13.64

-30.80%

Apples (1kg)

$2.28 AED 8.38

$3.21 £2.43

-28.97%

Banana (1kg)

$1.93 AED 7.09

$2.08 £1.58

-7.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.89 AED 6.96

$3.32 £2.51

-43.07%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.54 AED 5.64

$3.29 £2.49

-53.19%

Potato (1kg)

$1.25 AED 4.58

$2.27 £1.72

-44.93%

Onion (1kg)

$1.26 AED 4.62

$2.04 £1.55

-38.24%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.38 AED 5.08

$1.17 £0.89

17.95%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.64 AED 2.36

$1.5 £1.14

-57.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.49 AED 23.84

$21.34 £16.16

-69.59%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.49 AED 60.6

$10.72 £8.12

53.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.64 AED 9.7

$2.79 £2.12

-5.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.55 AED 13.04

$2.67 £2.02

32.96%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.61 AED 5.93

$3.35 £2.54

-51.94%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$80.2 AED 295

$128 £97.1

-37.45%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.24 AED 11.89

$4.52 £3.42

-28.32%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.86 AED 3.15

$2.14 £1.62

-59.81%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.4 AED 30.85

$40.88 £30.94

-79.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.77 AED 2.84

$1.92 £1.46

-59.90%

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

$33K AED 121.1K

$38.4K £29.1K

-14.15%

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

$22.5K AED 82.8K

$41.5K £31.4K

-45.62%

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

$211 AED 777

$284 £215

-25.45%

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

$63.2 AED 232

$18.51 £14.01

241.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$102 AED 374

$39.38 £29.81

158.74%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$86.9 AED 319

$52.6 £39.85

64.99%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$46.06 AED 169

$19.36 £14.66

137.91%

Cinema Ticket

$14.75 AED 54.2

$17.71 £13.4

-16.71%

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

$851 AED 3,126

$1,788 £1,353

-52.39%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14K AED 51.5K

$18.7K £14.2K

-25.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$81.2 AED 298

$92.3 £69.9

-11.99%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$63.6 AED 233

$42.21 £31.95

50.63%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 AED 418

$110 £83

3.84%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$120 AED 439

$79.4 £60.1

50.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,402 AED 8,819

$1,841 £1,394

30.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,581 AED 5,805

$1,553 £1,176

1.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$4,634 AED 17K

$3,323 £2,516

39.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,929 AED 10.8K

$2,654 £2,009

10.36%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,255 AED 26.6K

$8,403 £6,361

-13.66%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,912 AED 14.4K

$7,111 £5,383

-44.99%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,007 AED 14.7K

$3,676 £2,783

9.00%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.49

5.63

-20.25%

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

Last update for Dubai: November 23, 2025

Last update for Brighton: November 24, 2025

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