The relatively young state of the United Arab Emirates attracts tourists with its clean beaches, warm sea and well-developed infrastructure. It is generally accepted that holidays in the UAE are quite expensive, however, this misconception is easy to dispel. A short holiday in this country or a long stay can be affordable, the question of prices depends only on how prepared you are for staying in the country. Many do not have enough useful information for the correct preparation of the travel budget. Therefore, the question of how much money to take in the UAE for 7, 10, 14 days is always relevant among tourists.

What items of expenditure should be taken into account?

There is no upper threshold, if your funds are not limited, then the Emirates is just the country where money can be spent easily and tastefully. Stunning in their beauty, entertainment and shopping centers are famous all over the world. The assortment of shopping centers is able to surprise even the most sophisticated shopping lover, here they love beautiful things and know how to sell them.

The country provides its citizens with a very high standard of living due to oil fields and they have certain traditions and taste preferences. For example, there are few countries in which you will see so many luxury cars in normal daily city traffic. Luxury touches everything here. This is one of those unique properties that in its own way makes a holiday in the country unforgettable.

So, when going on vacation to the UAE, how much money do you need to take with you? What is your travel budget per month? Let's try to figure out the numbers.

All expenses can be conditionally divided into several categories, it is easier to make a budget and focus on it:

  • accommodation
  • nutrition
  • transport
  • entertainment
  • shopping

Local currency rate - dirama against the dollar, has remained unchanged for many years and amounts to 3.66 dirhams per 1 dollar. If you ask what money to take in the UAE, then it is better to take dollars that can be exchanged for local currency. For currency exchange, I recommend watching this video:

How much does it cost to stay in the Emirates?

Many travelers choose to purchase a package tour, which involves paying for hotel accommodation, meals and transfers. In view of the fact that the competition is very high, such offers increasingly have a very attractive price, which is almost unattainable when planning a trip on your own.

The cost of staying at a hotel can range from $50 for last-minute deals to several thousand dollars for a room in a luxury hotel. Accommodation for a week in a mid-range hotel will cost about $1,500 ($215 * 7 days). Breakfast will be included in the price.

In addition to traditional hotel accommodation on a package tour, you can independently book apartments for the duration of the trip. Prices can also range from those $50 (but breakfast is no longer included) to several thousand dollars for a villa or townhouse. For 50 dollars it will most likely be a room in an apartment, and quite far from the metro, at least 20 minutes walk, the owner of the room is often assured that there is a bus stop nearby, but do not have illusions about this. You are more likely to either walk to the metro or use a taxi.

The cost of a decent apartment of 100 square meters with a kitchen and all necessary appliances will be approximately 2500-3000 dirhams for two adults per day. Moreover, such options are also often offered with the possibility of breakfast included in the price. Let's take the average price category of apartments as a guideline, the cost of a week of stay will be $ 2,100 ($ 300 * 7 days).

We looked at two of the most common accommodation options in the UAE, both of which assume the average price category of offers as a guideline. The cost of a week's stay ranges from $1,500 to $2,100. Accordingly, the cost of a longer stay, for example 14 days, will be 3000 and 4200 dollars. The price may be lower if we are talking about a longer rental period, then it makes sense to look for apartments and discuss the possibility of a discount with the owner.

How much does food cost in the UAE?

The cost of food varies greatly depending on where you live. In Dubai Marina, you will not find cheap eateries and cafes; the cost for a full meal can range from a minimum of $20 to $100 or more. At the same time, in other areas, you can dine at fast food for $1.5 or at the chain of cheap cafes "Golden Fork" (pictured), where a full meal will cost no more than $10.

In the case of renting an apartment and cooking your own meals, your budget will be modest, products in supermarkets and markets are not expensive, the cost of a grocery basket will fluctuate solely on your taste preferences.

The cost of all-inclusive meals is naturally the most profitable, but often not the most convenient. It is doubtful that having arrived in a country with so many entertainments, you will be inseparably in a hotel waiting for breakfast / lunch / dinner. That is why the accommodation and breakfast offers are the most popular among travelers. If we calculate some average cost of the food budget for 7 days for one person, then this amount will be approximately $ 300. Two weeks, respectively - 600 dollars.

How much does transport cost?

Before calculating the cost of transport, you need to decide which type of transport you prefer. You can use public transport - bus and metro, you can use taxi services or rent a car. They are very different in cost, you need about $40-50 for a taxi for a week, and renting a car per day will cost about $40. When renting a car, you will be asked to leave a deposit, the amount depends on the specific brand of the selected car (500-1000 dollars).

The metro is the cheapest transport and quite convenient, the cost of the trip ranges from 2 to 7 dollars.

When buying a metro card, be prepared for the fact that the payment system is designed for the fact that the amount for the trip will be withdrawn at the exit. When you enter the subway, information is read from the card, and at the exit you present the card again and the system calculates the total cost of your trip. If there are not enough funds on the card, you can simply not leave the metro, so buy a card with a “reserve”. The average cost of transportation services (metro, public transport and taxis) per week will be approximately $120.

What is the cost of entertainment there?

When calculating the cost of entertainment, we focus solely on the cost of excursions. The average price of one excursion is about $ 100, based on the fact that few people want to attend excursions every day, we will take four excursions per week as the base amount for calculation, which will be $ 400

All other entertainment is very individual, whether it is a visit to:

  • night clubs
  • restaurants
  • entertainment centers

Given this, their cost, as an average, is difficult to predict. Just add another $300-$400 to your budget for a week and you'll have something to spend it on.

Shopping expenses

The issue of the cost of shopping in the United Arab Emirates is very delicate. You can buy almost everything in the country, and the most attractive thing for tourists is that prices in shopping centers are much lower than, for example, the usual high Russian ones. Many of the tourists travel to the UAE for the purpose of shopping. If it's just about buying souvenirs - count on $ 150, although this amount is very approximate, it all depends on your taste and preferences.

So, how much money to take to the Emirates? We tried to give you the answer to the question in average prices, of course, this is only a guideline. The final cost of your vacation depends on many parameters, including the level of comfort you are used to. Take the amount a little more than the preliminary calculation shows, the UAE is a country where it is very pleasant to spend money!

If you have the opportunity to cook, then the task is simplified, although food prices in the UAE are quite high compared to Russian ones.

A kilogram of potatoes - 4 dirhams, eggs - 8-10 per dozen, bananas - 7 per kilogram, a liter of milk - 6, a kilogram of cheese - about 30, apples - 8-10 dirhams per kilogram.

Food in cafes and fast foods

Fast food in the UAE is not a salvation for tourists. Lunch of a sandwich, fries and a drink at McDonald's costs 25-30 dirhams. At Subway eateries, half a sandwich costs 17-20, a whole large sandwich costs 25-30.

In a cafe, you will have to pay 10-15 dirhams for tea, 12-20 for coffee, 8-20 for a small sandwich (example in the photo on the left), and 25-50 for dessert.

Focus on the following prices: lunch in a cafe - 50-60, dinner - 60-80 dirhams per person. By the way, “business lunch” is popular here, take advantage of this opportunity.

Food in restaurants

There are a lot of restaurants in the United Arab Emirates, from very cheap Indian and Pakistani ones to expensive Italian, Arabic or French restaurants.

In a cheap Indian restaurant you can dine for 50-60 dirhams. In an expensive restaurant, a dinner for two with appetizers, two courses, drinks and dessert will cost from 300 to 500 dirhams.

If you want to go to restaurants and not be left without money in your wallet, then the main thing is not to be shy about anything. If you go to an unfamiliar restaurant, then ask for a menu from the door and look at the prices. If it's expensive, then leave calmly and without a twinge of conscience.

Transport

In other emirates, the choice is small - either buses or taxis. Buses are extremely inconvenient for tourists, it can even be difficult to understand where he is going. Even if you know the number, it is not always clear whether the bus is going in the right direction or the opposite. The only exception is intercity buses, most often tourists have to go back, here the bus is the best option.

Tours and tickets to attractions

In Dubai, a lot of interesting things you can see for free. For example, the largest shopping center in the world - which in itself is already a landmark. Inside you can see the famous and also for free, and.

Organized excursions in the UAE are not cheap pleasure, focus on 100 US dollars per person - this is the average price for an excursion within the emirate of your stay. For example, how much is a trip to or a sightseeing tour of Dubai with a visit to the observation deck.

An excursion to the neighboring emirate will cost an average of 120-140 dollars. For example, if you go from Dubai to

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The lion's share of tourists stays in hotels with a "BB" food system (only breakfasts are included). The problem of nutrition in this case becomes the main expense item for tourists. In general, food is a separate issue.

Eating at street outlets is the most profitable option

However, few of the visitors risk eating at spontaneous outlets, although this type is the most profitable. In the United Arab Emirates, the most popular dish is the familiar shawarma (shawarma, shvarma). The cost of this delicacy is within 10 dirhams, that is, comparable to domestic prices. There is also a Turkish shawarma on a plate, you will have to pay about 25 dirhams for it.

Other popular goodies (prices in dirhams):

  • grilled chicken - 15-20;
  • Iranian bread 3-5;

Almost all dishes are prepared with oriental spices. These ingredients can provoke gastrointestinal disorders, as well as allergies.

Ready meals in supermarkets

An alternative to the street menu is ready-made store dishes. Almost everywhere there are culinary departments where there are pizzas, pies, salads, sandwiches, etc. Here the danger of poisoning is much less, and the price range is comparable to the range of streets (cost in dirhams):

  • Sandwiches - 1-5;
  • Samsa, pies -2-3;
  • Baking without toppings - no more than 2.

Provisions in stores

Food prices in the United Arab Emirates are quite expensive compared to Russian indicators (prices in dirhams):

  • Eggs -8 for 10 pcs.;
  • Potato (1 kg.) - 4;
  • Bananas (1 kg.) - 7;
  • 1 l. milk -6;
  • 1 kg. cheese - 30;
  • 1 kg. apples - 8-10.

Food in cafes and fast foods

Cafe food is also not a lifesaver for visitors. A lunch of fizzy drink, potatoes and a hamburger will cost 25-30 dirhams at McDonalds. In the Subway chain, you will have to pay 17-30 units of local currency for half a sandwich. In ordinary cafes, coffee costs 12-20 AED, tea - 10-15 AED.

Excursions: what and how much they cost

In the capital, many interesting objects can be seen without giving a penny. For example, the Dubai Mall is an attraction in itself. In what other shopping center can you see a waterfall with swimmers, the Dubai Mall aquarium. Also, you do not have to pay to watch the dancing fountains of Dubai near the shopping center and the laser show on the Burj Khalifa.

Excursions in the UAE are expensive. Plus or minus $ 100 per person is the average cost for 1 rich excursion. A tour to the Atlantis Water Park or a tour of Dubai with a visit to the Burj Khalifa will cost 120-140 dollars. If you go to the Ferrari World park yourself, then the visit will be much cheaper. The cost of visiting the Burj Khalifa is an adult ticket 135 AED, a visit for children from 4 to 12 years old is 100 AED, a ticket to - 336 dirhams.

What to remember

In this state, there are not many options for buying something colorful and national. Camel milk and incense sticks (Bahur - 5-10 dirhams per unit of goods) can be classified as so-called exotic. Keychains, magnets, mugs will cost $5.

An excellent gift will be natural seasonings and spices, of which there is an incredible amount. Price for 200 g:

  • Black pepper around 12 AED;
  • Curmin - 5 AED;
  • Cinnamon - 5 AED;

Quality Arabic coffee 450 g will cost 34 AED

Many more bring home dates and other dried fruits.

Oriental sweets are also in demand.

Alcohol and cigarettes

Tobacco products in the UAE are affordable.

And alcohol is more difficult. They are rarely traded and the prices are very high. So, we recommend bringing beer, wine, vodka with you.

Muslim traditions are strong in the country, in view of this, drinking alcoholic beverages is prohibited here.

Tourist tax – “Tourist dirham”

There is also a tourist tax in the UAE. It is calculated not per person, but per number. In Abu Dhabi, on average, it is 15 dirhams per night in a hotel, in Dubai - 20 AED (5-star hotel), 15 AED (4-star hotel), 10 AED (3-star hotel).

How much money to take for expenses

Economy option: Provided that if you eat breakfast at the hotel and products from hypermarkets and watch only free attractions, you need 40-50 dirhams per person per day. Translated into rubles, this is 650-750 rubles daily.

Medium option: If you do not intend to save a lot on food and entertainment, then count on 150-200 units of local currency. These are breakfasts at the hotel, and lunches and dinners in a cafe, plus visits to interesting sights.

Expensive option: Breakfast at the hotel, otherwise without denying yourself anything, you should count on 300-500 dirhams per person per day.

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Many people already know and have often heard from other tourists that the United Arab Emirates is far from being the cheapest country. But how do you want to see the famous "Palms", Burj Khalifa, the chic White Mosque, ride through the desert in powerful jeeps and (if you're lucky) see a golden Lamborghini with a tame leopard in the passenger seat.

Here, finally, you buy a tour to Dubai (UAE). We paid for it, exhaled, and then realized that it would be nice to take money with us. But how much money to take? Let's try to figure this out.

We will immediately warn you that it is better to take dollars as the main currency in the United Arab Emirates. Here they are loved more than the euro. However, if you really like the money of the European Union, then you can take it with you. No one will definitely refuse them in the UAE.

For a better understanding of what you can spend money on in Dubai, let's make a list:

  • Accommodation;
  • Nutrition;
  • Transport;
  • Entertainment;
  • Purchases.

Accommodation.

Despite the fact that Dubai (UAE) is a rather expensive city, here you can stay in a 2 * hotel or find luxury apartments in a five-star hotel. Moreover, not necessarily a two-star hotel will be very bad. It will just be located a few tens of minutes drive from the beach and the range of services provided will be minimal. But this alignment will allow you to freely roam the city and experience all its beauties.

The minimum cost of living in Dubai can start from (approximately) US$60 per night per person. Only it will be a room or number either in a private house or in guest houses that are now popular. For this price, you will (often) just get a room located far from the nearest metro station and from the beaches. Even breakfast will have to be provided by yourself.
Optimal in terms of cost - about $ 2000 for a week of accommodation for two - there will be a hotel with 3 - 4 "stars". But for that price you get more breakfast and pretty decent service.

At the peak of the High season, such rooms will cost approximately $2400.

If you don’t want to think about anything else (three meals a day, several excursions already paid for and a couple of nice bonuses), then you need to prepare an amount of $ 2,400 per week for two.
But first you need to understand for yourself what is more important for you: to wander around the city yourself, which is called “breathe its air”; see and visit those places that you want to see, eat when and where you want, or surrender to the will of the tour organizers, hotel management and just calmly “go with the flow”. For the most part, the first option for recreation is chosen by young couples (often without children) and active couples, the second option
recreation fits couples with children.

Nutrition.

As mentioned in one of our articles, dining in cafes and restaurants in Dubai is quite an expensive item of expenditure. Because lunch or dinner for one person can cost an average of about $ 50. Whereas you can have a hearty lunch in small cafes in the Indian quarter of Dubai for a maximum of $ 20. There is another option to eat: some of the Iranian cafes work on the principle of "buffet". That is, on the tables in such a cafe there is a wide range of different dishes of Iranian cuisine, you pay about $ 14 at the entrance and you can eat whatever you like and in any quantity. Well, or in extreme cases, kill your appetite with a local shawarma for $ 1.5.

If you at least roughly estimate how much food for a week for two can cost, then the amount will fluctuate within $ 300. You can spend more, it all depends on you.

Small warnings: There are practically no dishes like "soup" in the United Arab Emirates. The maximum of what you can find in the cafes and restaurants of the Emirates is different variations of cream soups.

Dishes in Arabic cuisine are quite spicy.

The tip is often already included in the final amount of the check.

Transport.

In Dubai, the choice of transport on which you can move around the city is quite large: buses, metro, taxi or rented car.

The cheapest way to get around the city is the metro. The maximum cost of a trip on the subway can cost about $7.

Before you ride the subway, you will need to buy a special card (with its help you can ride not only the subway, but also buses and even taxis). There are cards
different, with different amounts in the account.

The payment system in the Dubai Metro is as follows: you go to a certain station, bring this card to a special device. Then, upon arrival, you must again bring the card to the device and it will calculate the cost of your trip.

Make sure that there are always funds on the card. Because if there is not a sufficient amount on the account, the equipment simply will not let you out of the subway.

Taxi, surprisingly, is also a fairly budget option to move from one point to another - a taxi. For a week, you can spend up to $ 50 intensive use of this type of transport. Landing (in a taxi) costs about $ 1, each kilometer of the trip - about $ 0.4. This is if the counter. With "private traders" you can agree in advance on the cost of the trip, you can even bargain. The maximum cost of one trip within the city is up to $4.

If you assume that there will be a lot of travel and not only in Dubai, then there is a reason to rent a car. The maximum amount of car rental per day is up to $50. The higher the rental price, the higher the class of the rented car. The required amount of the deposit for the selected vehicle will depend on the class of the car. It happens that you may be required to deposit up to $1,000.

In order to rent a car in Dubai, you will need your passport, photo and international driving license.

It is a pleasure to drive on local roads - smooth, beautiful markings. Only at first, unreal traffic interchanges, such as near the Dubai Mall, are somewhat embarrassing. In order to understand which road to take and which turn to turn, you can spend some time and drive a few wrong circles along this interchange.

What is unusually pleasant, the local population is very polite and responsive on the road. If it suddenly happened on your way and you stopped, then literally in a couple of minutes a worried local resident will stop next to you in order to help.

Let's roughly calculate: if you move around the city using the metro, buses and taxis, then in seven days you can spend about $50 for two. If these are trips on a rented car, then you will have to spend about $ 150

Entertainment.

It is true that everything is very expensive in Dubai. The average price of excursions ranges from $100. It will be something grandiose, like a trip to the Arabian desert, followed by an overnight stay there. When the guide starts to advertise this excursion, everything is presented in rainbow colors: they will ride in a chic powerful jeep, and you will meet the sunset sitting on the day, and half-naked oriental beauties will dance in front of you while you taste local dishes. But in reality, everything happens much more prosaically and on a smaller scale. Accordingly, to buy such entertainment and even for decent money or not, it's up to you.

But you can find cheaper tours. For example, a ride along the canal in the local analogy of Venice will cost about $25 for two. Climbing up to the observation deck in Burj Khalifa for one will cost about $40. If you want to visit the largest aquarium in the world, then you will have to pay about $ 35 per person for a ticket.

And there is also the opportunity to enjoy the beauty or unusual objects of Dubai for free. For example, to see and listen to the Musical Fountain, which is located at the foot of the Burj Khalifa. Or look at the marine inhabitants of the Aquarium simply by visiting the Dubai Moll (there is a part of the aquarium that can be viewed without going inside the Aquarium and without buying an entrance ticket).

Let's calculate: If we assume that during your week in Dubai you want to visit three excursions (including a visit to the Aquarium, Skinte Dubai, any of the local water parks), then you will spend around $ 200 on excursions. Now add to this amount visits to zoos, discos, bars, then you can add about $ 100 more. As a result, we get about $ 300.

Purchases.

Absolutely everyone knows that in the United Arab Emirates, and in particular in Dubai, there are chic bazaars, incredible shopping centers in their size, that it is here that many eminent couturiers bring their specially created collections, and that it is here that you can buy original electronic equipment at a price half that of the world. And how not to come to Dubai and not buy something for your loved one (not counting the huge list of traditional souvenirs).

If you are counting on buying ordinary souvenirs and are not going to buy anything else, then you need to allocate about $ 100 more from the budget (a very approximate amount). If you want to buy a fur coat, a new phone or camera, or pamper yourself with gold and pebbles, then you need to allocate several thousand more dollars. But we will not take this into account.

The only advice we can give you is to resist the mass urge to buy everything. Especially if your vacation fell on January - February months. During this period, a big Sales Festival is held in Dubai. Absolutely all stores and shops make 50% discounts on all their goods (the law says so). And some sellers add their additional discounts to these 50%. In this situation, it's hard not to succumb to the massive buying hysteria. Remember, first of all, you came to Dubai to relax, and not to buy everything.

Let's summarize.

If you don’t overspend a lot and relax in Dubai within reason, visit several excursions, eat at local original cafes and sometimes pamper each other on a romantic evening in your room with a bottle of wine by candlelight, don’t sweep everything off the shelves of shops, then it’s quite possible to take with you the amount of $ 1000 and enjoy a great vacation.

Have a pleasant and unforgettable stay in the most exciting resort city in the world, Dubai.

A standard seven-day tour to Dubai for two will cost about 60,000 rubles. This is the initial cost, which includes airfare, hotel accommodation and breakfast. Having paid for a package tour, you just need to calculate the cost of additional expenses in order to form the final amount of the trip. Let's take a closer look at the necessary expenses in Dubai for active tourists, including entertainment, excursions, food and shopping.

Food expenses

The all-inclusive system is extremely rare in the Emirates, usually hotels only offer breakfast. You can have a tasty and satisfying lunch in numerous Dubai cafes and restaurants. Below are the prices for lunch per person:

  • Indian restaurant - from 50 dirhams (900 rubles);
  • French restaurant - from 300 dirhams (5,400 rubles);
  • cafe - from 50 dirhams (900 rubles);
  • McDonald's - from 25 dirhams (450 rubles);
  • Iranian restaurant (buffet) - from 60 dirhams (1080 rubles).

In Indian and Pakistani restaurants, lunch will include a main course, a side dish and a drink, for dessert you will have to pay an additional fee of about 25 dirhams (450 rubles). If you prefer to eat only in restaurants, take at least 20,000 rubles for food for two. If you are going on a trip with a child, you will have to significantly increase this amount, since dishes from the children's menu are more expensive.

Significantly reduce food costs by buying groceries in the supermarket and devoting time to cooking.

Prices in the store are significantly higher than in our country, but they cannot be compared with a complex lunch in a restaurant. A standard set of products will cost the following amount:

  • potatoes 1 kg - 4 dirhams (72 rubles);
  • milk 1 l - 6 dirhams (108 rubles);
  • apples 1 kg - 8 dirhams (144 rubles);
  • 10 eggs - 8 dirhams (144 rubles);
  • bananas 1 kg - 7 dirhams (126 rubles);
  • meat pie - 2 dirhams (36 rubles).

Supermarkets also sell ready-to-eat food, including pizza, sandwiches, pies and fresh pastries.

The most economical food option is to purchase street food. A set of shawarma, pies and grilled chicken will cost 30 dirhams (540 rubles). However, there are a lot of spices in such delicacies, and they are not suitable for everyone.

Transport costs

Taxi is the most acceptable mode of transportation in Cyprus. On special cars of the taxi fleet you can comfortably and safely reach your destination. A trip within the city will cost from 12 to 40 dirhams (from 216 to 810 rubles), a trip to other cities will cost from 50 to 100 dirhams (from 900 to 1,800 rubles).

For those who prefer to independently develop a route and explore the surroundings, you can rent a car. Comfortable roads and clear rules of movement will allow you to feel confident on the track and enjoy driving.

The rental price varies from 91 to 165 dirhams (from 1,600 to 3,000 rubles) per day. It all depends on the car and your ability to bargain.

Tour Expenses

Some interesting objects in Dubai can be viewed for free, for example, look into the legendary Dubai Mall or visit the dancing ones. However, most of the attractions are available as part of organized tours, which are very expensive.

The prices currently set are as follows:

  • sightseeing tour of the city - 367 dirhams (6,600 rubles);
  • a trip to Atlantis Palm Water Park - 367 dirhams (6,600 rubles);
  • excursion to the White Mosque - 440 dirhams (7,900 rubles);
  • a visit to the Ferrari World park - 514 dirhams (9,200 rubles).

If you organize a trip yourself, you can save a lot. For example, a visit to the Burj Khalifa observation deck, which is included in the sightseeing tour, will cost 136 dirhams (2,400 rubles), for a child the price will be 100 dirhams (1,800 rubles).

Shopping expenses

Purchases in each budget are highlighted in a separate line, and everyone decides for himself what to bring from Dubai. Furs, gold and electronics are sold here cheaper than in Russia, and the quality of goods is excellent.

If you decide to limit yourself to buying themed souvenirs, then the costs will be small. A liter of camel milk will cost 20 dirhams (360 rubles), incense sticks can be purchased for 10 dirhams (180 rubles) apiece, magnets, key rings and mugs also cost 10 dirhams.

How much money to take to Dubai?

The most budget travel option includes accommodation and breakfast at the hotel, shopping at the nearest supermarket, and avoiding long trips. In this scenario, you should count on 50 dirhams (900 rubles) per day per person.

If you eat lunch and dinner at a cafe, occasionally visit expensive restaurants and plan to see several attractions, expect 200 dirhams (3,600 rubles) per person per day.