Dubai vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$5149
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$1162
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$3748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
84
😀 Quality of life
90
94
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.91M

The cost of living in Dubai is 13% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 947th and 1511th ($2470 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 184th and 38th 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
$11.9
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$19886

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$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

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1617
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1601
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1582
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1575
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1621
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1579
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1559
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1622
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1563
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1585
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1650
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1535
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1544
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1725
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1551
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1679
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1584
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1639
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1596
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1507
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1557
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1494
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1586
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1530
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1309
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1765
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1483
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1547
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1533
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1415
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1589
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1457