Dresden vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$696
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$3926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
65
64
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
555K
3.33M

The cost of living in Dresden is 37% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 3786th and 1218th ($1406 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th 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 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 190th and 189th 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
$11.6
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$14799

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$1296
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$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
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$1027
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$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
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$918
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$1344
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$1293
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$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
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$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
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$1036
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$1146
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$969
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$1303

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$1872
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$1126
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$798
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$890
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$573
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$604
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$1375
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$1285
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$1327
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$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
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$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
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$604
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$530
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$672
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$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
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$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
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$822
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$575
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$541