Dubai vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$5816
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$1500
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$2602
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$4312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
66
90
😀 Quality of life
90
94
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.51M

The cost of living in Dubai is 2% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 947th and 863rd ($2470 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.7 months in Munich. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 184th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Munich

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Dubai Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$17274

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714