Al Ain vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$903
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$3314
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
38
65
😀 Quality of life
84
92
🏙️ Population
767K
566K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 5% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4207th and 3968th ($1457 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 536th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 505th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Dresden

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Al Ain Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$5.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$16803

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$1373
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$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
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$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1037
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$813
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$825
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$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$565

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$1478
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$1476
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$1473
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$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
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$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
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$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
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$1093
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$1494
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$1525
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$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
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$1103
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$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
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$1273
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$1200
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$1478
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$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
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$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
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$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
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$1382
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$1401
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$1146
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$1188
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$1576
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$1652
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$1276
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$1375
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$1188
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$1244
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$1196
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$1553