Cost of Living Comparison Between Fujairah and Dubai Cost of Living Comparison Between Fujairah and Dubai

🙂 Solo nomad: Fujairah is 7.8% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 48.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Fujairah is 30.7% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 43.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.70 AED 24.59

$11.08 AED 40.67

-39.53%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$41.21 AED 151

$81.9 AED 300

-49.66%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.80 AED 24.95

$9.73 AED 35.71

-30.11%

Cappuccino

$5.59 AED 20.53

$5.56 AED 20.42

0.54%

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

$0.73 AED 2.70

$1.19 AED 4.38

-38.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.52 AED 1.92

$0.94 AED 3.44

-44.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$10.97 AED 40.26

$12.48 AED 45.79

-12.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.36 AED 38.00

$13.70 AED 50.3

-24.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.64 AED 6.02

$1.92 AED 7.06

-14.58%

White Bread (500g)

$1.38 AED 5.06

$1.38 AED 5.08

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.79 AED 6.58

$2.26 AED 8.28

-20.80%

Eggs

$2.27 AED 8.35

$3.46 AED 12.68

-34.39%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.54 AED 46.02

$10.23 AED 37.54

22.58%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.71 AED 28.30

$9.50 AED 34.85

-18.84%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.48 AED 56.8

$12.76 AED 46.84

21.32%

Apples (1kg)

$2.31 AED 8.49

$2.36 AED 8.66

-2.12%

Banana (1kg)

$1.82 AED 6.67

$1.90 AED 6.97

-4.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.56 AED 5.73

$1.93 AED 7.08

-19.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.31 AED 4.80

$1.54 AED 5.66

-14.94%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 AED 3.78

$1.17 AED 4.31

-11.97%

Onion (1kg)

$1.04 AED 3.80

$1.32 AED 4.85

-21.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.73 AED 6.33

$1.39 AED 5.10

24.46%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.50 AED 1.83

$0.70 AED 2.55

-28.57%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.55 AED 24.05

$6.51 AED 23.91

0.61%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.06 AED 40.57

$19.37 AED 71.1

-42.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.57 AED 9.45

$2.63 AED 9.65

-2.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.23 AED 8.18

$3.41 AED 12.50

-34.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.67 AED 6.12

$1.66 AED 6.11

0.60%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$53.2 AED 195

$80.3 AED 295

-33.78%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 AED 5.41

$3.34 AED 12.25

-55.99%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.71 AED 2.60

$0.79 AED 2.88

-10.13%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.94 AED 29.15

$7.97 AED 29.26

-0.38%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.79 AED 2.89

$0.75 AED 2.75

5.33%

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

$45.6K AED 167.4K

$33.0K AED 121.2K

38.20%

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

$22.1K AED 80.9K

$23.2K AED 85.1K

-4.94%

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

$148 AED 543

$213 AED 782

-30.49%

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

$44.42 AED 163

$62.6 AED 230

-29.04%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$101 AED 370

$103 AED 379

-2.33%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$18.53 AED 68.0

$87.5 AED 321

-78.83%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$39.13 AED 144

$46.67 AED 171

-16.16%

Cinema Ticket

$9.10 AED 33.39

$15.02 AED 55.1

-39.41%

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

$217 AED 795

$822 AED 3,015

-73.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,093 AED 18.7K

$14.1K AED 51.8K

-63.89%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$118 AED 433

$83.4 AED 306

41.33%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.6 AED 200

$63.1 AED 232

-13.56%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$138 AED 508

$114 AED 418

21.58%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$137 AED 504

$120 AED 442

14.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$537 AED 1,973

$2,454 AED 9,005

-78.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$409 AED 1,501

$1,591 AED 5,840

-74.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,506 AED 5,529

$4,672 AED 17.1K

-67.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,076 AED 3,948

$3,003 AED 11.0K

-64.17%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,211 AED 26.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,040 AED 14.8K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,546 AED 16.7K

$4,088 AED 15.0K

11.22%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.88

4.49

8.69%

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

Last update for Fujairah: January 12, 2026

Last update for Dubai: January 11, 2026

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