Abu Dhabi vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1915	$1712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4277	$3986
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$864
🏘️ Family rent	$2181	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.9	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3000	$2920
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	72
😀 Quality of life	84	92
🏙️ Population	1.57M	620K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 12% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 2282nd and 3120th ($1915 vs $1712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 239th 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 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.7 months in Leipzig. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 427th and 116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Leipzig

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	Abu Dhabi	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.8	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.4	$4.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1359	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$975	$569
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$1385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1798	$1022
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$103	$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5745	$4575
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12613	$3090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.64	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.22	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.71	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.96	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.4	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$96.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12182	$10605

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1713
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2512
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1383
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1450
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2504
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1081
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1215
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1455
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1762
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1688
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$631
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$794
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$995
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1205
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1240
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1226
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1116
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$537
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1063
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1055
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$537
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$893
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$913
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$515
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$530
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$464
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$541
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$521
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$578
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$524
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$527
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$536
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$515
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1695
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1242
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$493

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1624
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1587
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1517
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1414
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1422
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1421
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1389
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1410
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1417
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1418
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1420
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1487
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1428
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1123
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1427
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1287
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1376
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1423
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1434
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1458
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1263
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1356
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1427
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1150
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1408
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1351
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1439
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1425
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1467
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1431
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1290
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1345
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1438
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1443
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1493
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1439
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1515
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1418