Cologne vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$4067
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
91
65
😀 Quality of life
96
91
🏙️ Population
1.09M
3.94M

The cost of living in Cologne is 22% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 2104th and 848th ($1968 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 23rd and 158th 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
$15.4
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$15029

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483