Abu Dhabi vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abu Dhabi	Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1802	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4691	$4479
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$1019
🏘️ Family rent	$2569	$1819
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.3	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3906	$3275
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	52	92
😀 Quality of life	83	97
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.08M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 3% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 2486th and 2308th ($1802 vs $1851) 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 2.2 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 2nd in Germany, while ranked 405th and 16th 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	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.9	$4.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1179	$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2759	$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2207	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.18%	4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4957	$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4315	$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.28	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.21	$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.61	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.03	$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.83	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.95	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$667	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12787	$16860

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2309
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1503
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1050
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2084
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1232
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1810
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1719
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$786
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1218
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1110
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$870
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$989
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$556
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$878
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$520
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$547
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$558
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$548
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$541
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$546
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$537
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$687
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$531
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$467
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$639
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$489
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1586
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1593
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1620
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1563
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1586
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1580
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1606
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1566
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1582
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1572
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1530
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1594
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1765
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1578
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1652
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1564
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1558
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1531
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1415
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1571
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1453
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1550
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1566
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1527
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1548
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1542
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1861