Dubai vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$4329
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$953
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$550
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$2988
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
64
84
😀 Quality of life
86
92
🏙️ Population
3.33M
545K

The cost of living in Dubai is 26% more expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 1098th and 2395th ($2309 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 1.6 months in Hanover. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hanover ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 306th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Hanover

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Dubai Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$5.05
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$918
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$644
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$1158
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$315
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$5131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$3015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$31.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$5.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$83.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$15505

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Cities near Dubai

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 Hanover

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Langenhagen
$1689
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Ronnenberg
$1686
9 km or 5.6 mi Laatzen
$1670
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Seelze
$1678
11 km or 6.7 mi Garbsen
$1675
16 km or 9.6 mi Burgwedel
$1634
16 km or 10 mi Lehrte
$1623
17 km or 10 mi Sehnde
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Burgdorf
$1600
20 km or 13 mi Barsinghausen
$1648
21 km or 13 mi Wunstorf
$1636
22 km or 14 mi Springe
$1640
24 km or 15 mi Neustadt am Rubenberge
$1633
29 km or 18 mi Hildesheim
$1629
34 km or 21 mi Peine
$1519
36 km or 23 mi Celle
$1523
37 km or 23 mi Stadthagen
$1607
40 km or 25 mi Hamelin
$1633
47 km or 29 mi Nienburg
$1569
49 km or 30 mi Salzgitter
$1455
49 km or 31 mi Rinteln
$1583
52 km or 33 mi Petershagen
$1484
54 km or 34 mi Braunschweig
$1456
56 km or 35 mi Walsrode
$1554
56 km or 35 mi Gifhorn
$1469
57 km or 35 mi Minden
$1456
58 km or 36 mi Porta Westfalica
$1489
59 km or 37 mi Wolfenbuttel
$1455
63 km or 39 mi Einbeck
$1568
64 km or 40 mi Holzminden
$1583
67 km or 41 mi Bad Oeynhausen
$1499
68 km or 42 mi Soltau
$1538
69 km or 43 mi Lemgo
$1498
70 km or 43 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
70 km or 44 mi Goslar
$1493
71 km or 44 mi Wolfsburg
$1400
72 km or 45 mi Hoxter
$1494
73 km or 46 mi Lohne
$1498
74 km or 46 mi Bad Salzuflen
$1514
75 km or 47 mi Espelkamp
$1487