Dubai vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$5040
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$1994
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$3442
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
64
84
😀 Quality of life
86
94
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.89M

The cost of living in Dubai is 14% more expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 1098th and 1809th ($2309 vs $2022) 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 1.5 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 306th and 42nd 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
$10.5
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$89.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$5.59
 Cappuccino
$6.12
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$2256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$9009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$5949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$3.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$29.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$23771

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1614
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1594
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1579
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1614
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1515
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1589
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1485
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1608
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1566
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1581
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1629
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1447
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1549
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1704
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1540
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1649
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1538
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1570
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1554
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1555
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1500
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1547
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1520
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1245
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1799
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1584
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1523
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1498
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1364
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1539
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1388