Dresden vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$637
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$4153
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
66
😀 Quality of life
92
90
🏙️ Population
566K
3.94M

The cost of living in Dresden is 41% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4158th and 947th ($1448 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd 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 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 96th and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Dubai

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Dresden Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$17401

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$1412
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$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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$1543
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$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