Cologne vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$4153
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
66
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
1.09M
3.94M

The cost of living in Cologne is 21% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 2200th and 947th ($1941 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 Cologne compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 21st and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Dubai

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Cologne Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$17401

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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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