Abu Dhabi vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$2027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4703
$4661
🏠 One person rent
$1173
$1127
🏘️ Family rent
$2618
$2029
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$258
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3781
$3225
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
53
100
😀 Quality of life
83
95
🏙️ Population
1.48M
3.78M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 10% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 2320th and 1762nd ($1828 vs $2027) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Germany, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Berlin ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 438th and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Berlin

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Abu Dhabi Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.61
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$4.57
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1236
$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$832
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2996
$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5750
$8133
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4816
$5908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$3.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$6.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$9.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.88
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$59.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12452
$9774

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$1721
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$2379
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1494
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1844
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2240
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1239
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1779
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1709
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$780
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$967
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1223
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1243
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1090
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$547
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$1068
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1056
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$548
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$897
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$901
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$514
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$518
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$589
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$551
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$546
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$563
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$557
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$585
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$515
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$507
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$464
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$605
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$529
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1637
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$536

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1707
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1782
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1770
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1714
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1763
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1724
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1691
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1796
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1695
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1711
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1714
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1632
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1663
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1686
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1723
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1690
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1534
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1644
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1354
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1442
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1437
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1319
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1241
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1315
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1332
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1350
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1421
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1351
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1395
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1326
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1282
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1108
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1346
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1022
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1419
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373