Berlin vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2222
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4975
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$1217
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$304
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3412
$4067
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
96
91
🏙️ Population
3.78M
3.94M

The cost of living in Berlin is 12% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1418th and 848th ($2222 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 35th and 158th 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
$16.6
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.41
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.43
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2200
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1631
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8887
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6036
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.44
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.6
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.11
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.24
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9480
$15029

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1868
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1893
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1892
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1862
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1888
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1902
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1851
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1887
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1841
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1826
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1856
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1862
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1810
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1839
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1826
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1822
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1681
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1852
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1454
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1484
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1567
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1430
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1363
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1425
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1424
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1471
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1501
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1486
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1479
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1421
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1417
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1435
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1411
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1166
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1422
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1113
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1563
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483