Cost of Living Comparison Between Windsor and Dubai Cost of Living Comparison Between Windsor and Dubai

🙂 Solo nomad: Windsor is 9.2% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 14.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Windsor is 3.1% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 18.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$34.54 £26.15

$11.03 AED 40.49

213.15%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$80 £60.6

$80.4 AED 295

-0.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.11 £7.66

$9.3 AED 34.16

8.71%

Cappuccino

$4.79 £3.63

$5.75 AED 21.12

-16.70%

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

$3.09 £2.34

$1.25 AED 4.59

147.20%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.76 £2.09

$0.94 AED 3.45

193.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.68 £4.3

$12.33 AED 45.28

-53.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.61 £5.01

$13.56 AED 49.8

-51.25%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.63 £1.24

$1.91 AED 7.02

-14.66%

White Bread (500g)

$1.58 £1.2

$1.43 AED 5.24

10.49%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.27 £1.72

$2.28 AED 8.38

-0.44%

Eggs

$3.86 £2.92

$3.31 AED 12.14

16.62%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.87 £7.47

$10.03 AED 36.83

-1.60%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.07 £6.87

$9.45 AED 34.71

-4.02%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.28 £10.81

$12.46 AED 45.75

14.61%

Apples (1kg)

$3.04 £2.3

$2.28 AED 8.37

33.33%

Banana (1kg)

$1.56 £1.18

$1.89 AED 6.94

-17.46%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.8 £2.12

$1.91 AED 7.02

46.60%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.54 £2.68

$1.53 AED 5.62

131.37%

Potato (1kg)

$1.63 £1.23

$1.18 AED 4.35

38.14%

Onion (1kg)

$1.47 £1.11

$1.27 AED 4.68

15.75%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.11 £0.84

$1.46 AED 5.36

-23.97%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.5 £1.14

$0.65 AED 2.4

130.77%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$18.7 £14.16

$6.64 AED 24.39

181.63%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.57 £4.97

$19.32 AED 70.9

-65.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.8 £2.12

$2.74 AED 10.07

2.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.12 £2.36

$3.51 AED 12.89

-11.11%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.39 £2.57

$1.67 AED 6.15

102.99%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$90 £68.1

$82.2 AED 302

9.53%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.49 £4.16

$3.31 AED 12.17

65.86%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.58 £1.19

$0.86 AED 3.15

83.72%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$23.08 £17.47

$8.2 AED 30.1

181.46%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.08 £1.58

$0.73 AED 2.69

184.93%

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

$38.5K £29.1K

$33.1K AED 121.6K

16.23%

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

$41.7K £31.6K

$22.4K AED 82.3K

86.05%

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

$297 £225

$219 AED 804

35.62%

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

$17.02 £12.88

$61.6 AED 226

-72.37%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.67 £33.06

$103 AED 377

-57.50%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$45.19 £34.21

$86.1 AED 316

-47.54%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$33.37 £25.26

$45.46 AED 167

-26.59%

Cinema Ticket

$13.83 £10.47

$14.71 AED 54

-5.98%

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

$1,594 £1,207

$834 AED 3,061

91.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.5K £14K

$14.3K AED 52.6K

29.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$83.4 £63.1

$83.5 AED 307

-0.14%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.76 £32.37

$62.5 AED 229

-31.54%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$92 £69.7

$111 AED 408

-17.19%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$98.6 £74.7

$123 AED 452

-19.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,201 £909

$2,397 AED 8,802

-49.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$988 £748

$1,592 AED 5,845

-37.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,060 £1,559

$4,546 AED 16.7K

-54.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,687 £1,277

$3,003 AED 11K

-43.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$10.2K £7,717

$7,221 AED 26.5K

41.17%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,569 £4,972

$3,843 AED 14.1K

70.93%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,342 £2,530

$4,156 AED 15.3K

-19.60%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.4

4.49

20.27%

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

Last update for Windsor: December 1, 2025

Last update for Dubai: November 30, 2025

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