Cost of Living Comparison Between Dubai and Nice Cost of Living Comparison Between Dubai and Nice

🙂 Solo nomad: Dubai is 1.4% cheaper than Nice without rent, and 29.8% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Dubai is 6.6% cheaper than Nice without rent, and 18% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$11.02 AED 40.48

$20.62 €17.8

-46.56%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$80.4 AED 295

$93.4 €80.6

-13.95%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.33 AED 34.28

$12.48 €10.77

-25.24%

Cappuccino

$5.49 AED 20.15

$3.61 €3.12

52.08%

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

$1.24 AED 4.57

$3.48 €3.01

-64.37%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.88 AED 3.22

$2.78 €2.4

-68.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$12.4 AED 45.55

$7.86 €6.79

57.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$13.52 AED 49.66

$7.09 €6.12

90.69%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.01 AED 7.36

$1.55 €1.34

29.68%

White Bread (500g)

$1.42 AED 5.22

$1.89 €1.63

-24.87%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.27 AED 8.32

$2 €1.73

13.50%

Eggs

$3.31 AED 12.15

$4.64 €4.01

-28.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.19 AED 37.4

$18.91 €16.33

-46.11%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.18 AED 33.71

$16.06 €13.87

-42.84%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.76 AED 46.85

$18.72 €16.16

-31.84%

Apples (1kg)

$2.3 AED 8.44

$3.24 €2.79

-29.01%

Banana (1kg)

$1.87 AED 6.85

$2.08 €1.79

-10.10%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.86 AED 6.82

$2.45 €2.12

-24.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.49 AED 5.48

$4.86 €4.2

-69.34%

Potato (1kg)

$1.19 AED 4.39

$2.45 €2.11

-51.43%

Onion (1kg)

$1.26 AED 4.64

$2 €1.72

-37.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.4 AED 5.13

$1.52 €1.31

-7.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.65 AED 2.38

$0.74 €0.64

-12.16%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.7 AED 24.61

$13.5 €11.65

-50.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.32 AED 59.9

$7.92 €6.84

106.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.64 AED 9.68

$2.28 €1.97

15.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.52 AED 12.92

$2.91 €2.51

20.96%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.59 AED 5.84

$1.94 €1.68

-18.04%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$80.7 AED 296

$48.95 €42.27

64.90%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.22 AED 11.83

$3.57 €3.08

-9.80%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.85 AED 3.14

$2.12 €1.83

-59.91%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.37 AED 30.73

$30.26 €26.13

-72.34%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.72 AED 2.65

$2.09 €1.8

-65.55%

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

$33K AED 121K

$36.8K €31.8K

-10.41%

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

$22.7K AED 83.3K

$39.7K €34.3K

-42.96%

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

$217 AED 796

$233 €201

-6.94%

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

$63.4 AED 233

$24.63 €21.27

157.41%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$101 AED 371

$39 €33.67

158.95%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$89.1 AED 327

$32.73 €28.26

172.11%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$46.03 AED 169

$24.22 €20.92

90.05%

Cinema Ticket

$14.96 AED 54.9

$16.18 €13.97

-7.54%

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

$833 AED 3,060

$1,834 €1,583

-54.56%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.3K AED 52.4K

$20.5K €17.7K

-30.32%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$83.3 AED 306

$113 €97.7

-26.37%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$63.7 AED 234

$47.98 €41.43

32.70%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 AED 413

$117 €101

-4.21%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$122 AED 447

$195 €168

-37.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,421 AED 8,892

$1,078 €931

124.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,560 AED 5,729

$921 €795

69.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$4,608 AED 16.9K

$2,185 €1,887

110.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,940 AED 10.8K

$1,825 €1,575

61.12%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,378 AED 27.1K

$8,077 €6,974

-8.66%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,803 AED 14K

$4,689 €4,049

-18.90%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,063 AED 14.9K

$2,432 €2,099

67.09%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.49

3.77

19.10%

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

Last update for Dubai: October 27, 2025

Last update for Nice: October 28, 2025

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