Data & methodology
The research side of Brainy Prices: every comparison page behind the assistant's answers, with the source and the date of each figure.
What do you want to price?
Type a product, a category or your whole shopping list. Every price shows where it comes from and the date it was observed; what we have not seen stays unknown.
A category such as school fees opens its guide. Anything else opens the shopping list comparison.
I live in Dubai
Spend less on the same things: the same product, pack or school, and who charges less for it today.
- Official shop prices
97 essential products in 8 supermarket chains.
Shop prices published by the UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism (last updated 25 September 2026)
- Cost of living by area
Rent, electricity and water, transport and phone for each area, cheapest first.
- Fuel, tolls and parking
Super 98 petrol: AED 4.40 a litre in October 2026 (+16% on the previous month). Diesel: AED 4.80.
UAE Fuel Price Committee, as reported by Sharjah24 (WAM) · monthly price
- Product prices by store
Products with a published price: 160.
Store websites and the UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism · dates on each page
I’m thinking of moving
Put your city next to Dubai: what the same life costs here, line by line, with the source of each figure.
- Moving to Dubai calculator
Your pay after tax where you live, next to what life costs here.
- Dubai cost of living this month
Fixed monthly costs for a single person, a couple and a family of four: housing, utilities, phone & internet and commute, with the source and date of every line.
- Cost of living by area
Rent, electricity and water, transport and phone for each area, cheapest first.
- Cost of living by emirate
Electricity and water, fees and the commute to Dubai if you live in Sharjah, Ajman, Abu Dhabi or another emirate.
Every category and its real status
Live means the page exists today with dated sources. Coming soon means we are still collecting the data: no link until there is something real to show.
- Supermarket shopping listLive
Your own list priced store by store, with delivery to your area.
- Same basket, store by storePaused
Paused while we ask supermarkets for permission to use their prices.
- Product prices by storeLive
One page per product with today’s price at each store and its price per unit.
- Official shop pricesLive
Prices of essential goods in Dubai shops as published by the UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism, with its date.
- School feesLive
Annual fees by school and grade, from the education authority’s open data.
- School uniformsPaused
Paused while we ask the sources for permission to use their data.
- Rent and property pricesLive
Rents and sale prices by area and number of bedrooms, from official records.
- Cost of living by areaLive
Rent, electricity and water, transport and phone for each area, cheapest first.
- Dubai cost of living this monthLive
Fixed monthly costs for a single person, a couple and a family of four: housing, utilities, phone & internet and commute, with the source and date of every line.
- Cost of living by emirateLive
Electricity and water, fees and the commute to Dubai if you live in Sharjah, Ajman, Abu Dhabi or another emirate.
- Fuel, tolls and parkingLive
This month’s fuel prices, road tolls and parking tariffs.
- Taxi faresLive
Dubai Taxi street and app fares, a taxi-or-car trip calculator and Sharjah buses.
- Moving to Dubai calculatorLive
Your pay after tax where you live, next to what life costs here.
- Tax you’d stop payingLive
What a typical family or business owner would stop paying in tax by moving here. An estimate, not tax advice.
- Visas and company setupLive
Official fees for residence visas and for opening a company, mainland or free zone.
- Diapers and baby formulaLive
The cost over 30, 90 and 365 days, in whole packs with delivery.
- Pack valueLive
Two packs of the same product compared by price per unit.
- Restaurant deliveryLive
The same dish from the same branch, by neighbourhood.
- Compare a delivery orderLive
The checkout total of the same order on each app, fees included.
- Mobile and internet plansLive
The same data and minutes across operators.
- Electricity and waterLive
Published tariffs applied to a typical home.
- Health insuranceLive
Who must pay for it, the minimum cover and the fines, as the law sets them.
- ElectronicsPaused
Paused while we ask the sources for permission to use their data.
Check grocery prices in Dubai before you buy
Start with what you need to do today. Each tool shows what it compares and what it cannot see.
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Compare my shopping list
Type or paste your list, or add a photo of it. See which stores have observed prices for your items, what is missing and the estimated delivery cost.
Covers the stores we track, not the whole market. A missing price does not mean out of stock.
Compare my list -
Diapers and baby formula
Enter how much you use. See the cost over 30, 90 and 365 days in whole packs with delivery: diapers from observed prices, formula from prices you enter yourself.
A projection at today’s prices and your own usage, not a promised saving.
Plan baby costs -
Is the bigger pack worth it?
Enter two packs of the same product with the prices you see, such as coffee, bottled water or cleaning supplies. Compare the price per unit with what you pay today.
You type both prices; we do not fill in quotes or discounts.
Compare two packs
Every Monday, where your list costs less — free
Compare your list, then under the answer open “Tell me every Monday where this list is best bought”, enter your email and confirm it. The first email arrives right away, then one every Monday.
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Tracking everyday groceries. average store premium.
Every morning at 06:30 we track everyday staples across Dubai supermarkets and delivery sites to measure price spreads. Same brands and pack sizes where observed; online prices are before delivery fees, and store subtotals are partial based on verified observations.
Today's ranking
Average premium over the lowest observed price, calculated across the items observed at each store. Store subtotals are partial (coverage varies), so coverage is shown next to each name.
Dubai supermarket prices this week: the same basket at each store →
Price by product and store All products →
Follows the selector above.
Tick marks the cheapest price today. Blank means no verified observation for that store today (not proof of out-of-stock). Online prices are product prices before delivery and service fees. Store totals are partial sums of observed items, not an identical complete basket. In-store is the lowest shelf price across that chain's Dubai branches (Ministry of Economy data); online is the price on the chain's own delivery site. Scroll sideways for more stores.
Store vs online: Carrefour
The Ministry's figures track shelf prices across Carrefour Dubai branches. No verified online delivery observation was recorded today for Carrefour, so a direct store-to-online comparison is not available.
Observed subtotal at lowest-premium source
The daily series starts on 25 Sep 2026. Until 30 days accumulate, this chart shows an illustrative example of the layout, not real history. Note: coverage and store composition vary daily; not a comparable fixed-basket history.
How we collect and compare prices
A tracked basket
staples with exact brand and pack size, identified by barcode (EAN): Almarai milk 2 L, Jenan eggs 15, Noor sunflower oil 750 ml, Lurpak butter 400 g, Fairy 400 ml, and so on. If a store sells a different size or variant, or if no verified price is observed, it counts as missing (blank). We never swap a brand to fill a gap.
Two kinds of source
Shelf prices per branch come from the UAE Ministry of Economy's essential-goods price platform. Delivery prices come from each store's own website (product prices before delivery and service fees), collected the same morning.
Average premium & partial subtotals
For each item we find the lowest observed price in Dubai that day. A store's premium is how far above that floor it sits, averaged across the items observed at that store. Store subtotals reflect observed items only, not an identical complete basket.
What we don't do
No sponsored placement, no affiliate bias in the ranking, no login to any store on your behalf. Prices are shown as observed, with the time of collection.