Dubai vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$5652
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$1380
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$3717
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
64
91
😀 Quality of life
86
94
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.51M

The cost of living in Dubai is 1% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1098th and 1056th ($2309 vs $2332) 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 306th and 54th 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
$10.5
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$5.12
 Cappuccino
$6.12
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$19483

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668