Abu Dhabi vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4485
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2675
$3475
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
51
96
😀 Quality of life
85
95
🏙️ Population
1.57M
587K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 33% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 1859th and 3860th ($2070 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 496th 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 2.2 months in Essen. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 447th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Essen

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Abu Dhabi Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.1
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10145
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.75
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.6
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$649
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13889
$10028

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587