Abu Dhabi vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$3867
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
52
91
😀 Quality of life
82
94
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.49M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 12% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1938th and 1315th ($1936 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 369th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$4.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$18334

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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
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599