Dubai vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2379
$1443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5357
$3513
🏠 One person rent
$1601
$690
🏘️ Family rent
$2918
$1216
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3975
$2980
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
87
94
🏙️ Population
3.33M
587K

The cost of living in Dubai is 65% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 989th and 3685th ($2379 vs $1443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 413th in the United Arab Emirates and Germany, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 288th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Essen

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Dubai Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.6
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$6.1
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1909
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3782
$1177
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2332
$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$91.5
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3507
$3401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$3.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.2
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.1
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.2
$80.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$903
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13241
$8902

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448