Berlin vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$4153
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
66
😀 Quality of life
94
90
🏙️ Population
3.78M
3.94M

The cost of living in Berlin is 4% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1150th and 947th ($2371 vs $2470) 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 45th and 184th 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
$16.2
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$17401

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1960
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1941
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1902
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1979
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1908
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1878
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1921
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1895
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1840
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1920
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1903
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1827
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1854
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1863
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1682
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1870
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1517
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1460
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1332
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1459
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1462
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1482
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1551
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1461
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1505
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1448
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1419
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1443
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1190
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1416
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1080
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1551
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469