Abu Dhabi vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$1944
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$4713
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$4092
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	51	92
😀 Quality of life	85	95
🏙️ Population	1.57M	631K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 6% more expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 1859th and 2220th ($2070 vs $1944) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th 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 2.1 months in Dusseldorf. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dusseldorf ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 447th and 28th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Dusseldorf

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	Abu Dhabi	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$71.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$5.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$1119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$828
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$2031
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$1511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$8456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$5329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$61.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$907
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$21698

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1668
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1639
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1660
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1722
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1618
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1603
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1644
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1588
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1600
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1579
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1467
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1663
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1592
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1669
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1626
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1642
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1601
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1609
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1561
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1686
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1481
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1580
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1573
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1990