Travel Money Index

Your USD goes about as far in United Arab Emirates

0.0% no change

$2,000 now goes as far as $2,000.00 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 7,345 AED

That is 0 AED more than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $0.00 today.

AED per 1 USD Then 3.672 · Today 3.672
1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in United Arab Emirates

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

440 AED a night
About the same
Costs you today
$119.81
Cost you 1 year ago
$119.81
Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

770 AED a night
About the same
Costs you today
$209.67
Cost you 1 year ago
$209.67
Eat Big Mac price

Fast-food meal

19 AED a Big Mac
About the same
Costs you today
$5.17
Cost you 1 year ago
$5.17
Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

260 AED a dinner
About the same
Costs you today
$70.80
Cost you 1 year ago
$70.80
Do Estimate

Museum entry

84 AED a ticket
About the same
Costs you today
$22.87
Cost you 1 year ago
$22.87
Do Estimate

Guided day tour

400 AED a tour
About the same
Costs you today
$108.92
Cost you 1 year ago
$108.92
Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

140 AED a ride
About the same
Costs you today
$38.12
Cost you 1 year ago
$38.12
Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

120 AED a ticket
About the same
Costs you today
$32.68
Cost you 1 year ago
$32.68

Rate history

AED per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

3.709 3.672 3.636 October 2025 Today
Rate 1 year ago
A price ofCosts you todayCost you 1 year ago
50 AED$13.61$13.61
200 AED$54.46$54.46
1,000 AED$272.29$272.29
5,000 AED$1,361.47$1,361.47

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)