Abu Dhabi vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

Abu Dhabi Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1967
$1207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4483
$2982
🏠 One person rent
$1349
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$2521
$1097
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3452
$2669
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
52
70
😀 Quality of life
82
90
🏙️ Population
1.48M
559K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 63% more expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 1816th and 4151st ($1967 vs $1207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 626th 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 1.8 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dresden ranked 18th in Germany, while ranked 285th and 132nd 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
$8.2
$9.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.8
$38.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.1
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$3.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.21
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1486
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1056
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2781
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$778
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$103
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3700
$4475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3441
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.56
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$5.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.26
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.45
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.8
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.3
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$631
$242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9438
$10802

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$1261
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$1924
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1343
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1449
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1129
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1096
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1964
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1797
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$799
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1260
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1245
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1277
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1150
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$688
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$952
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$987
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$968
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$880
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$907
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$693
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$689
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$947
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$785
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$686
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$690
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$687
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$688
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$691
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$657
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$687
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$650
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1278
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$960
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$686

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1303
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1305
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1298
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1300
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1301
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1195
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1296
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$948
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1301
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$985
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$984
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1203
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$992
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1303
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1303
61 km or 38 mi Most
$848
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1099
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1008
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1019
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$773
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1305
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1295
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1066
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1298
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1299
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1299
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1304
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1304
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1067
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1248
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$998
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1191
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1304
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1162
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$888
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1101
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$955
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1304