Berlin vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2027
$2379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4661
$5357
🏠 One person rent
$1127
$1601
🏘️ Family rent
$2029
$2918
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$453
🚐 Transport expenses
$258
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$3975
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
3.78M
3.33M

The cost of living in Berlin is 15% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1762nd and 989th ($2027 vs $2379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 21st and 288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Dubai

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Berlin Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.3
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$832
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2233
$3782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$2332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$91.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8133
$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5908
$3507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.68
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.5
$86.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.55
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.01
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.3
$77.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.2
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$186
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9774
$13241

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1707
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1782
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1770
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1714
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1763
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1724
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1691
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1796
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1695
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1711
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1714
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1632
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1663
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1686
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1723
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1690
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1534
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1644
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1354
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1442
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1437
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1319
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1241
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1315
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1332
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1350
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1421
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1351
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1395
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1326
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1282
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1108
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1346
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1022
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1419
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536