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Triplandio Dubai guide covers 20 travel guides across 59 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 74 self-guided walking tours in Dubai with 323 POI, spanning 302.5 km in total. Get inspired by 12 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Dubai
City & Country Data United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
Key travel data for Dubai — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 United Arab Emirates
Cost
MID
Safety
89
Health
79
Lifestyle
72
Infra
96
Rank
#24
Score
63
Tourists
8.1M/y
GDP/cap
$50.3k
Life Exp
83.1 yrs
Population
11.5M
Currency
AED د.إ
Language
Arabic
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
999
💰 Prices in Dubai
Coffee
$6.12
Beer
$13.61
Lunch
$12.16
Groceries
$35.00/w
Taxi/km
$0.68
Transit
$1.36
Fuel
$0.82/l
Internet
$97.00/m
Salary
$3,000/m
Best time to visit Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
Now (July) avg: 35°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Jun & May.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
41°C / 31°C
Sunrise / Sunset
5:38 / 19:12
Local time
11:43
Sea Temp
35°C
Best Months 
Jun & May
Jun & May
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Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Sea temperature
Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Dubai —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
Sweet-savory breakfast dish consisting of vermicelli and eggs. A hearty stew made with camel meat and traditional spices. Creamy dessert of bread and sweetened milk. Sweet fried dough balls drizzled with date syrup or honey A simple yet flavorful dish of fried fish served over spiced rice. Traditional Emirati spiced grilled fish dish A porridge-like dish made with wheat and meat. A whole roasted lamb on top of spiced rice with nuts and raisins. A sweet dessert made of spun pastry soaked in syrup, layered with cheese. Comforting lentil soup spiced with cumin and coriander Sweet dumplings served with date syrup or honey. Spiced rice dish usually paired with meat or fish. A spiced rice dish similar to biryani, often made with chicken or lamb. A spiced rice and meat dish often featuring lamb or chicken. A traditional Emirati bread that is soft, slightly sweet, and fluffy. A fried pastry filled with spiced meat or vegetables. Middle Eastern wrap of spiced, grilled meat with vegetables. Fragrant rice dish topped with tender slow-cooked lamb. An elaborate dish involving whole camel stuffed with lamb and chicken.
Traditional Local Food
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
Main course
Vegetarian
Balaleet
بـلـيـلت
ba-la-LEET
🥩
Main course
Meat
Camel Meat Stew
مارسي تحضر الجمل
mar-see tah-dher al-jamal
Dessert
Vegetarian
Esh Asarya
عيش السرايا
Esh As-uh-RAY-uh
Dessert
Vegetarian
Fried Dough Balls
Luqaimat
loo-kai-mat
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Fried Fish with Rice
Sayadiyah
sigh-YAH-dee-yah
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Grilled Fish with Spices
Samak Mashwi
sa-mak mash-wee
Main course
Meat
Harees
هريس
ha-REES
🥩
Main course
Meat
Khuzi
خوزي
khoo-zee
Dessert
Vegetarian
Knafeh
كنافة
kuh-na-feh
🌱
Soup
Vegan
Lentil Soup
Shorbat Adas
shor-ba ad-as
Dessert
Vegetarian
Luqaimat
لقيمات
loo-kai-mat
Main course
Meat
Machbous
مجبوس
Muj-boos
Main course
Meat
Majboos
مجبوس
maj-BOOS
Main course
Meat
Mandi
مندي
MAN-dee
🥦
Bread
Vegetarian
Pounded Flat Bread
Khameer
kha-MEER
Snack
Meat
Samboosa
سمبوسة
sam-BOO-sa
Snack
Meat
Shawarma
شاورما
shah-war-ma
Main course
Meat
Slow-Cooked Lamb Ouzi
خروف عوزي
Kharoof Ouzi
🥩
Main course
Meat
Stuffed Camel
الجمل المحشي
al-jamal al-mah-shi
