Abu Dhabi vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$5652
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$1380
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$3717
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
52
91
😀 Quality of life
83
94
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.51M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 23% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 2486th and 1056th ($1802 vs $2332) 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 405th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$5.12
 Cappuccino
$5.81
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$19483

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$1630
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$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1050
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2084
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1232
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668