Dubai vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$4628
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$1010
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$1803
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$227
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$3251
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
64
84
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.85M

The cost of living in Dubai is 17% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1218th and 2013th ($2229 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 189th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Hamburg City

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Dubai Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$4.95
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$3.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$1011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$1414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$5532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$28533

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1501
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274