Abu Dhabi vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$2399
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
72
😀 Quality of life
82
91
🏙️ Population
1.48M
625K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 41% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1938th and 3960th ($1936 vs $1371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 531st 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 1.8 months in Leipzig. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 369th and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$4.28
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$5428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$19.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$74.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$10639

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204