Abu Dhabi vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$1968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$1830
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$536
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$3266
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	53	91
😀 Quality of life	85	96
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.09M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 1% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 2187th and 2104th ($1942 vs $1968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th 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 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.7 months in Cologne. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 443rd and 23rd 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	$10.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$5.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$3.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$1997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$1478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$6855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$5848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$67.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$98
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$19386

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979