Setting up a home in Dubai
We collected prices for the first household items someone moving or staying longer usually buys (8 November 2026).
| Product | Unit | Local price | About US$ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towel | 1 piece | 9.95 AED | 2.71 $ |
| Single bed linen set | 1 piece | 29.00 AED | 7.90 $ |
| Pillow | 1 piece | 14.95 AED | 4.07 $ |
| Blanket | 1 piece | 12.45 AED | 3.39 $ |
| Frying pan | 1 piece | 35.00 AED | 9.53 $ |
| Cooking pot | 1 piece | 59.00 AED | 16.07 $ |
| LED bulb | 1 piece | 14.95 AED | 4.07 $ |
US dollar figures use the UAE central bank's 3.6725 reference rate (1 US dollar ≈ 3.67 AED).
How we collected the prices
- Prices were read one by one from the public online pages of chain stores.
- Each row is for one reference unit of that type of product; where we have several prices we use the median.
- We leave out promotional, members-only and out-of-stock prices; in-store prices and neighbourhoods can differ.
- Details are on the Data & methodology page.
Compare household goods
See two countries side by side in the home goods category.