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

😐 Solo nomad: Nice is 1.5% more expensive than Dubai without rent, and 22.9% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Nice is 7% more expensive than Dubai without rent, and 15.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$20.62 €17.8

$11.02 AED 40.48

87.11%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$93.4 €80.6

$80.4 AED 295

16.21%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.48 €10.77

$9.33 AED 34.28

33.76%

Cappuccino

$3.61 €3.12

$5.49 AED 20.15

-34.24%

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

$3.48 €3.01

$1.24 AED 4.57

180.65%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 €2.4

$0.88 AED 3.22

215.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.86 €6.79

$12.4 AED 45.55

-36.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.09 €6.12

$13.52 AED 49.66

-47.56%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.55 €1.34

$2.01 AED 7.36

-22.89%

White Bread (500g)

$1.89 €1.63

$1.42 AED 5.22

33.10%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2 €1.73

$2.27 AED 8.32

-11.89%

Eggs

$4.64 €4.01

$3.31 AED 12.15

40.18%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.91 €16.33

$10.19 AED 37.4

85.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$16.06 €13.87

$9.18 AED 33.71

74.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.72 €16.16

$12.76 AED 46.85

46.71%

Apples (1kg)

$3.24 €2.79

$2.3 AED 8.44

40.87%

Banana (1kg)

$2.08 €1.79

$1.87 AED 6.85

11.23%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.45 €2.12

$1.86 AED 6.82

31.72%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.86 €4.2

$1.49 AED 5.48

226.17%

Potato (1kg)

$2.45 €2.11

$1.19 AED 4.39

105.88%

Onion (1kg)

$2 €1.72

$1.26 AED 4.64

58.73%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.52 €1.31

$1.4 AED 5.13

8.57%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 €0.64

$0.65 AED 2.38

13.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.5 €11.65

$6.7 AED 24.61

101.49%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.92 €6.84

$16.32 AED 59.9

-51.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.28 €1.97

$2.64 AED 9.68

-13.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 €2.51

$3.52 AED 12.92

-17.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.94 €1.68

$1.59 AED 5.84

22.01%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.95 €42.27

$80.7 AED 296

-39.36%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.57 €3.08

$3.22 AED 11.83

10.87%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.12 €1.83

$0.85 AED 3.14

149.41%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$30.26 €26.13

$8.37 AED 30.73

261.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.09 €1.8

$0.72 AED 2.65

190.28%

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

$36.8K €31.8K

$33K AED 121K

11.62%

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

$39.7K €34.3K

$22.7K AED 83.3K

75.32%

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

$233 €201

$217 AED 796

7.45%

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

$24.63 €21.27

$63.4 AED 233

-61.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39 €33.67

$101 AED 371

-61.38%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$32.73 €28.26

$89.1 AED 327

-63.25%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$24.22 €20.92

$46.03 AED 169

-47.38%

Cinema Ticket

$16.18 €13.97

$14.96 AED 54.9

8.16%

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

$1,834 €1,583

$833 AED 3,060

120.06%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$20.5K €17.7K

$14.3K AED 52.4K

43.51%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$113 €97.7

$83.3 AED 306

35.81%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.98 €41.43

$63.7 AED 234

-24.64%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$117 €101

$113 AED 413

4.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$195 €168

$122 AED 447

60.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,078 €931

$2,421 AED 8,892

-55.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$921 €795

$1,560 AED 5,729

-40.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,185 €1,887

$4,608 AED 16.9K

-52.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,825 €1,575

$2,940 AED 10.8K

-37.93%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,077 €6,974

$7,378 AED 27.1K

9.48%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,689 €4,049

$3,803 AED 14K

23.30%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,432 €2,099

$4,063 AED 14.9K

-40.15%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.77

4.49

-16.04%

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

Last update for Nice: October 28, 2025

Last update for Dubai: October 27, 2025

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