Abu Dhabi vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4670	$4759
🏠 One person rent	$1489	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$2612	$1816
🍽️ Food expenses	$432	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.8	$208
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2773	$3341
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	51	92
😀 Quality of life	85	95
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.09M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 10% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 1650th and 2200th ($2133 vs $1941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 19th 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 1.7 months in Cologne. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 424th and 21st 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	$8.11	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.9	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$3.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1728	$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1197	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$1941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$1445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4681	$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8556	$5385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.63	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$27.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.55	$9.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.22	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.9	$55.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$1042
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14421	$23900

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2470
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1543
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1455
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2356
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1173
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2100
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$2015
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$797
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1082
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1062
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1218
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1193
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$494
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$965
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1059
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$497
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$778
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$917
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$521
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$526
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$505
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$454
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$457
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$485
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$471
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$530
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$514
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$700
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$559
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$459
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1628
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$469

Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1732
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1693
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1713
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1689
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1716
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1721
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1696
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1674
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1764
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1686
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1667
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1657
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1738
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1948
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1673
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1698
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1658
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1631
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1662
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1653
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1668
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1652
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1617
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1653
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1597
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1685
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1629
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1650
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1913