Consumer Lifestyles in the United Arab Emirates

June 2025

Consumer Lifestyles provides valuable insights into the key attitudes and current perspectives of consumers, and how these influence their purchasing and consumption behaviours. It quantifies consumer behaviours, preferences, and motivations, aligning them with broader trends.

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Overview:

Consumer Lifestyle reports provide detailed snapshorts of the behaviours, attitudes and spending patterns of consumers in 40 countries. 

The Lifestyles reports offer valuable statistics and insights into key consumer traits and values, linking behaviour trends with purchase and consumption habits. Using lifestyles survey data, these reports quantify behaviours, preferences and motivations both now and in the future across specific consumer-related topics relating to how consumers live, shop, work and play in 40 markets. Analysis is also included on how Euromonitor’s 8 focus megatrends, the longer-term shifts in consumer attitudes and behaviour, are playing out in each of the 40 countries. Consumer lifestyles are constantly shifting. Understanding behavioural shifts is vital for businesses to stay competitive and adapt to in order to capitalise on new opportunities.

The Consumer Lifestyle in United Arab Emirates report includes:

Lifestyles survey data and analysis on consumer values, behaviour and future expectations on topics such as life priorities, home and work life, ethical and health priorities and eating, leisure and shopping habits and use of technology. Consumer Megatrends covered are: Connected Consumers Ethical Living Experience More Healthy Living Middle Class Retreat Premiumisation Shifting Market Frontiers Shopping Reinvented

The Consumer Lifestyle in United Arab Emirates report answers:

  • How is the consumer mindset in United Arab Emirates changing? In United Arab Emirates, what are consumer attitudes towards “green” and sustainable products?
  • What values influence consumers in United Arab Emirates purchase decisions?
  • Where and how do consumers shop in United Arab Emirates?
  • What health-related activities do consumers in United Arab Emirates participate in?
  • What megatrends should I focus on in United Arab Emirates (and why)?
  • How do I prioritize my investment? I operate in country x, which are the most important megatrends in that country?
  • My product chimes with the Healthy Living trend, what consumer behaviours do I need to consider for innovation planning?
Scope
Consumer landscape in the United Arab Emirates 2025
Personal traits and values
Respondents feel concerned that the cost of everyday items is going up
Time for myself: Most prioritised by baby boomers
Consumers feel comfortable in expressing their identity among loved ones
Consumers enjoy testing out new products and offerings
Gen Z expect more activities will shift online in future
Personal traits and values survey highlights
Home life and leisure time
All generations enjoy connecting with loved ones as frequent home activity
Consumers like engaging in personal interactions with friends
Smart home functionality: Home feature most desired by baby boomers
Safe location: External feature most desired by Gen X
Consumers in the United Arab Emirates desire to unwind when travelling
Home life and leisure time survey highlights
Eating and dietary habits
Younger generations actively keeping track of their calorie intake
Younger generations more likely to claim they do not have time for cooking
Millennials typically eat snacks while at work
Baby boomers seek to reduce meat consumption
Emiratis are ready to pay more for products with health and nutritional properties
Eating and dietary habits survey highlights
Working life
Baby boomers desire to team up with like-minded individuals
Consumers desire to find employment that provides time for both personal and work life
Older generations prioritise job security
Consumers in the United Arab Emirates expect to start their own company
Working life survey highlights
Health and wellness
Emiratis participate in walking or hiking
Spa visit remains the more popular stress-reduction activity among younger generations
Respondents think health and nutritional properties is the most influential product feature
Younger generations more likely to own fitness wearables
Health and wellness survey highlights
Shopping and spending
Emiratis have a fondness for great bargains
Younger generations regularly buy themselves small treats
Gen X seek products with easy-to-understand labels
Millennials are interested in acquiring items that have been previously owned
Consumers in the United Arab Emirates often donate used items to a charity or non-profit
Younger generations often follow or like companies' social media feed or posts
Millennials read consumer reviews online
Emiratis set to increase spending on education the most
Baby boomers are most concerned about their current financial affairs
Shopping and spending survey highlights
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