Dubai vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$688
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$2807
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
64
72
😀 Quality of life
86
92
🏙️ Population
3.33M
616K

The cost of living in Dubai is 59% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1098th and 3925th ($2309 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 535th 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 1.9 months in Leipzig. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 306th and 80th 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
$10.5
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$4.47
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$10026

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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 Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261