Cologne vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$967
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$3926
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
64
😀 Quality of life
96
88
🏙️ Population
1.07M
3.33M

The cost of living in Cologne is 21% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 2484th and 1218th ($1752 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 12th and 189th 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
$12.9
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$14799

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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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