Abu Dhabi vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$3112
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
52
65
😀 Quality of life
83
89
🏙️ Population
1.48M
563K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 23% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 2486th and 3857th ($1802 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 506th 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 2.1 months in Dresden. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 405th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Dresden

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Abu Dhabi Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$12328

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387