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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 324 POI, spanning 282.3 km in total. Get inspired by 6 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 (September) avg: 33°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Jun & May.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
39°C / 29°C
Sunrise / Sunset
6:09 / 18:11
Local time
2:24
Sea Temp
34°C
Best Months 
Jun & May
Jun & May
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Mar
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Apr
M
May
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Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Jul
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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.
A hearty stew made with camel meat and traditional spices. Creamy dessert of bread and sweetened milk. Traditional Emirati spiced grilled fish dish Spiced rice dish usually paired with meat or fish. 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. Thinly sliced meat, traditionally lamb or chicken, served in pita with vegetables and tahini. An elaborate dish involving whole camel stuffed with lamb and chicken.
Traditional Local Food
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
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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
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Grilled Fish with Spices
سمك مشوي
sa-mak mash-wee
Main course
Meat
Machbous
مجبوس
Muj-boos
Main course
Meat
Mandi
مندي
MAN-dee
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Bread
Vegetarian
Pounded Flat Bread
خمير
kha-MEER
Snack
Meat
Samboosa
سمبوسة
sam-BOO-sa
Street food
Meat
Shawarma
شاورما
shuh-WAR-muh
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Main course
Meat
Stuffed Camel
الجمل المحشي
al-jamal al-mah-shi
