Berlin vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Berlin Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2146
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4970
$4530
🏠 One person rent
$1209
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$2251
$2204
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$298
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3213
$4381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
3.68M
3.33M

The cost of living in Berlin is 12% more expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 433rd and 1903rd ($2146 vs $1924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 2.3 months in Dubai. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 28th and 130th 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
$13.1
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$12.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.51
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1276
$1453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$885
$829
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2508
$2679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1742
$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$97.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.4%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8822
$3907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5926
$2398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.6
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.19
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.13
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.55
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.64
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.03
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.7
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$209
$756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$11590

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1299
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1300
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1302
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1303
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1569
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1298
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1347
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1296
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1298
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1299
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1305
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1296
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1305
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1301
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1302
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1300
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1326
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1302
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1301
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1300
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1305
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1067
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1301
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1298
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1307
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1299
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1299
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1303
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1302
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1300
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1302
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1295
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1218
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$939
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1297
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$769
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1304
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1303

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1343
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1129
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686