Abu Dhabi vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4485
$4775
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$1841
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2675
$3654
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
51
92
😀 Quality of life
85
96
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.09M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 4% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 1859th and 2067th ($2070 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 447th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Cologne

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Abu Dhabi Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.1
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10145
$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.75
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.6
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$97
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$649
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13889
$22470

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2420
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1473
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1457
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2183
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1214
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2014
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1923
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$796
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1080
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1109
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1192
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1135
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$545
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$931
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1037
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$541
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$823
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$545
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$575
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$565
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$465
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$547
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$523
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$575
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$563
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$613
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$761
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$627
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$487
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1632
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944