Dubai vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$3475
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
3.94M
587K

The cost of living in Dubai is 55% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 1039th and 3860th ($2420 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 496th 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 2.2 months in Essen. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 203rd and 17th 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
$10.2
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$10028

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587