Abu Dhabi vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$3713
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1418
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$468
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$2678
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
82
77
🏙️ Population
1.48M
587K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 38% more expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 1938th and 3822nd ($1936 vs $1401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 452nd 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.9 months in Dortmund. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dortmund ranked 62nd in Germany, while ranked 369th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$4.7
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$389
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$3.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$19.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$7.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$13929

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357