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Inexpensive restaurant meal in four Middle East cities

A basic meal for one at an inexpensive restaurant in Dubai, Riyadh, Doha and Cairo.

The benchmark is one inexpensive restaurant meal for one person, as reported by Numbeo. It is a city average, not a specific restaurant. Drinks, sides, service charges and tips are excluded unless included in the listed meal.

  • One meal for one person
  • Four markets in one record
  • Everyday dining benchmark

Lead cost

AED 47

Evidence-backed estimate

Corroborated
Observed
Market
United Arab Emirates · Dubai
Currency
AED
Source
Numbeo

Numbeo average price of a meal at an inexpensive restaurant.

This is not a retail observation. It is useful for comparing options, not for assuming what a seller will charge you today.

Costs

What it costs by market

Each row is a separate observation in its own currency. We do not convert between currencies, because an exchange rate is not the price a local seller charges.

MarketCostBasisSellerObservedSource

United Arab Emirates · Dubai

2026 · Corroborated

AED 47

Evidence-backed estimate

Numbeo average price of a meal at an inexpensive restaurant.

one-timeNot statedNumbeo

Saudi Arabia · Riyadh

2026 · Corroborated

SAR 30

Evidence-backed estimate

Numbeo average price of a meal at an inexpensive restaurant.

one-timeNot statedNumbeo

Qatar · Doha

2026 · Corroborated

QAR 35

Evidence-backed estimate

Numbeo average price of a meal at an inexpensive restaurant.

one-timeNot statedNumbeo

Egypt · Cairo

2026 · Corroborated

EGP 250

Evidence-backed estimate

Numbeo average price of a meal at an inexpensive restaurant.

one-timeNot statedNumbeo

Details

What the record covers

Last verified

What the number covers

Guests
One
Venue
Inexpensive restaurant
Drinks
Not included
Basis
One meal