Abu Dhabi vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$3220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
82
95
🏙️ Population
1.48M
579K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 27% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 1938th and 3358th ($1936 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 247th 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 2.1 months in Essen. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 369th and 32nd 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
$9.91
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$9133

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410