Dubai vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1975
$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4546
$3306
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$2125
$1157
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4429
$2562
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
61
72
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
3.33M
625K

The cost of living in Dubai is 55% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1578th and 4093rd ($1975 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 553rd 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 2.2 months in Dubai compared to 2 months in Leipzig. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Leipzig ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 174th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Leipzig

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Dubai Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$43.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$4.4
☕ Cappuccino
$6.47
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1461
$551
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2763
$1169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1616
$884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.1
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4041
$6198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$3286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.04
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$80.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$7.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$2.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.3
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13624
$11321

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1335
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$743
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$956
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1109
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1395
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1306
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$724
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1255
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$790
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1940
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1123
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1894
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$922
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$1012
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$631
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$677
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1326
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$772
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1023
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$639
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$926
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$803
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$962
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$782
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$872
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$745
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$598
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$723
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$500
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$898
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$749
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$727
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$795
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$673
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$744
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$621

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1221
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1212
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1187
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1259
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1283
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1270
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1254
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1264
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1280
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1133
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1275
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1315
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1097
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1160
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1297
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1125
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1127
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1292
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1284
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1200
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1122
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1094
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1359
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1054
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1273
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1256
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1296
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1178
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1296
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1217
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1323
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1130
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1126
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1326
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1284
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1240
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1273
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1255
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1052