Abu Dhabi vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4670
$5816
🏠 One person rent
$1489
$1500
🏘️ Family rent
$2612
$2602
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2773
$4312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
51
90
😀 Quality of life
85
94
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.51M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 16% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1650th and 863rd ($2133 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.7 months in Munich. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 424th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Munich

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Abu Dhabi Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.9
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1728
$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3067
$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4681
$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8556
$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.56
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.22
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.9
$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14421
$17274

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2470
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1543
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1455
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2356
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1173
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2100
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$2015
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$797
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1082
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1062
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1218
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1193
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$494
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$965
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1059
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$497
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$778
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$917
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$521
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$526
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$505
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$454
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$457
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$485
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$471
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$530
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$514
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$558
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$700
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$559
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$459
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1628
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714