Dubai ⇄ Amsterdam Corridor Index, October 2026
What it costs to fly and to live between Dubai and Amsterdam this month, in one dated report: fares both ways from our daily tracker, petrol on both sides, Dutch price indexes, the dirham rate and what savings earn. Every figure names its source and the date it describes.
Data as of 10 October 2026. Fare changes compare against 10 September 2026.
Headline findings
- 01
Dutch Euro95 averaged EUR 2.43 a litre in October 2026 so far, up 25.4% on EUR 1.94 in October 2025, according to CBS pump price data read on 9 October 2026.
Source: CBS, pump prices of motor fuels (table 80416ned). As of 9 October 2026.
- 02
The median one-way fare from Dubai (DXB) to Amsterdam (AMS) for November 2026 departures fell 23.1% in a month, to AED 684 from AED 889 on 10 September 2026, according to the dubaiamsterdam.com fare tracker on 10 October 2026.
Source: dubaiamsterdam.com fare tracker (daily Travelpayouts fare snapshots). As of 10 October 2026.
- 03
A litre of Special 95 in Dubai costs AED 4.28 (EUR 1.01) in October 2026, 41.6% of the Dutch Euro95 average of EUR 2.43, based on ADNOC and CBS prices converted at the ECB rate, as of 9 October 2026.
Source: ADNOC Distribution, monthly UAE fuel prices; CBS, pump prices of motor fuels (table 80416ned); European Central Bank euro reference rates, with the CBUAE dirham peg of 3.6725 per US dollar. As of 9 October 2026.
- 04
The best savings rate we track in the UAE is 5.00% (Mashreq Neo, NEO PLUS Saver, AED) against 1.51% in the Netherlands (bunq, Savings Account, EUR), a gap of 3.49 percentage points, from the banks' own rate pages checked on 9 October 2026.
Source: Banks' own public savings rate pages, read weekly by our tracker. As of 9 October 2026.
- 05
Dutch consumer prices for actual rents were 4.4% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier (CBS CPI), which moves our Amsterdam reference for "1-bedroom rent, city centre" to EUR 1,990 a month.
Source: CBS, consumer price index by spending category (table 86141NED): actual rents. As of 9 October 2026.
01
Fares, both directions
Cheapest and median one-way fare per departure month, for every month with at least 10 priced departure dates. Changes compare against the tracker's picture on 10 September 2026.
Cheapest fareMedian fare
| Month | From | Median | Median change against a month earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| أكتوبر 202621 dates priced | EUR 145 | EUR 199 | n/a |
| نوفمبر 202629 dates priced | EUR 128 | EUR 147 | -9.8% |
| ديسمبر 202629 dates priced | EUR 144 | EUR 257 | -3.4% |
| يناير 202728 dates priced | EUR 148 | EUR 191 | n/a |
| فبراير 202724 dates priced | EUR 162 | EUR 172 | n/a |
Cheapest return fare on the tracker: EUR 271 with AJet, seen 10 October 2026.
Cheapest fareMedian fare
| Month | From | Median | Median change against a month earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| أكتوبر 202621 dates priced | AED 702 | AED 834 | n/a |
| نوفمبر 202630 dates priced | AED 455 | AED 684 | -23.1% |
| ديسمبر 202631 dates priced | AED 452 | AED 659 | -10.1% |
| يناير 202731 dates priced | AED 563 | AED 636 | n/a |
Cheapest return fare on the tracker: AED 957 with AJet, seen 10 October 2026.
Source: dubaiamsterdam.com fare tracker (daily Travelpayouts fare snapshots). Fares as of 10 October 2026; a fare can be gone by the time you search. Live fare calendar
02
Petrol at the pump
UAE prices are set nationally for the whole month. Dutch prices are the CBS average of daily national pump prices.
- Amsterdam, Euro95, October 2026 so far
- EUR 2.43 per litreMonth: -0.7%Year: +25.4%
- Dubai, Special 95, October 2026
- AED 4.28 per litreEUR 1.01 at the ECB rateMonth: n/aYear: n/a
- The gap, October 2026
- EUR 1.42 more per litre in Amsterdam. Dubai pays 41.6% of the Dutch price.
CBS, pump prices of motor fuels (table 80416ned), read 9 October 2026.
ADNOC Distribution, monthly UAE fuel prices, read 9 October 2026.
03
Amsterdam living costs, indexed
Reference monthly costs moved with the official CBS consumer price index for each spending category. The change columns are the index changes.
| Line | Monthly | Month | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-bedroom rent, city centreactual rents, August 2026 | EUR 1,990 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| Utilities, monthly averageenergy, August 2026 | EUR 240 | +1.3% | +3.4% |
| Groceries, single personfood, August 2026 | EUR 385 | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| Mid-range dinner for tworestaurants and cafes, August 2026 | EUR 95 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
Source: CBS consumer price index by spending category (86141NED), a national index applied to Amsterdam reference values of August 2026 and rounded to whole euros. CBS publishes about a month behind, so the newest index month trails the edition. Full cost of living table
04
Money between the two
What a euro buys in dirhams, and what cash earns on each side.
Dirhams per euro
4.2282 September 2026 average
Month: -0.7%Year: -1.9%
ECB reference 9 October 2026: 4.1154
European Central Bank euro reference rates, with the CBUAE dirham peg of 3.6725 per US dollar.
Best savings rate we track, October 2026
- United Arab EmiratesMashreq Neo, NEO PLUS Saver, AED
- 5.00%
- Netherlandsbunq, Savings Account, EUR
- 1.51%
Spread: 3.49 percentage points in favour of the UAE. The ECB deposit facility rate stood at 2.50% in October 2026.
Banks' own public savings rate pages, read weekly by our tracker, 8 accounts read this month. Advertised rates; balance tiers and conditions apply.
Methodology and sources
- Fares: the cheapest and median one-way fare per departure month, from the latest daily observation of every departure date. A month is published only with at least 10 priced departure dates. Month-over-month changes compare the same departure month against the fare picture of 30 days earlier, rebuilt from the snapshots that existed on that date, and only when both pictures pass the same threshold. The month of the edition itself is shown but never compared, because its flown days drop out as the month passes.
- Petrol: Dutch Euro95 is the CBS monthly average of daily national pump prices; the current month is a month-to-date average. UAE Special 95 is the price ADNOC Distribution sets for the whole month. EUR conversions use the ECB rate of the same month.
- Living costs: Amsterdam rent, energy, food and restaurant lines are reviewed August 2026 reference values moved each month with the CBS consumer price index for that spending category (national index, rounded to whole euros), so their month-over-month and year-over-year changes are the CPI changes for that category.
- Exchange rate: dirhams per euro, from the ECB euro reference rate against the US dollar and the CBUAE peg of AED 3.6725 per dollar. Monthly averages cover complete months only.
- Savings: the highest advertised rate per country among the banks we track, read from each bank's own public page in the edition month. Conditions (balance tiers, salary transfer) apply and differ per bank.
- Headline findings are selected automatically: the largest percentage moves first, one per topic, with level facts (cheapest month, petrol gap, savings spread) filling quiet months. Nothing is estimated or interpolated; a figure without data is left out.
Sources in this edition
- dubaiamsterdam.com fare tracker (daily Travelpayouts fare snapshots)
- CBS, pump prices of motor fuels (table 80416ned)
- ADNOC Distribution, monthly UAE fuel prices
- CBS, consumer price index by spending category (table 86141NED)
- European Central Bank euro reference rates, with the CBUAE dirham peg of 3.6725 per US dollar
- Banks' own public savings rate pages, read weekly by our tracker
- European Central Bank, deposit facility rate
Cite this edition
Dubai ⇄ Amsterdam Corridor Index, October 2026. dubaiamsterdam.com, data as of 10 October 2026. https://dubaiamsterdam.com/index/2026-10
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