Berlin vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$3926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
100
64
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
3.68M
3.33M

The cost of living in Berlin is 10% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1759th and 1218th ($2013 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 19th and 189th 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
$12.4
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$14799

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541