Dubai vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$5194
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$1163
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$2033
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$276
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$4099
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
66
84
😀 Quality of life
90
95
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.91M

The cost of living in Dubai is 10% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1039th and 1513th ($2420 vs $2194) 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 1.9 months in Hamburg City. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hamburg City ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 203rd and 31st 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
$10.2
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$5.94
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$2225
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$1644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$5540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$64.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$23203

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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 Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1650
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1635
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1667
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1569
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1626
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1662
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1598
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1554
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1685
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1563
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1767
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1588
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1716
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1580
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1648
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1586
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1494
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1588
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1525
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1574
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1566
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1337
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1752
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1470
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1529
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1563
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1575
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1492