Cost of living comparison
Germany is 17.5% more expensive than Dubai.
If you lived in Germany instead of Dubai, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Dubai
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$12.84
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
AED3.94
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
AED1.99
|
$2.37
€2.20
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
Dubai
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
AED5.51
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.40
AED19.83
|
$6.74
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.80
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
AED11.71
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
AED14.38
|
$3.90
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.85
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
AED2.94
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.03
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
AED2.60
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
AED1.57
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 58.4% more for transportation
Dubai
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
AED12.95
|
$8.31
€7.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.58
AED340.03
|
$73.47
€68.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,092.56
AED99,508.26
|
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.02
AED36.80
|
$21.90
€20.34
|
|
pay 33.6% less for housing
Dubai
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.53
AED343.53
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,961.16
AED7,203.16
|
$759.74
€705.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,111.13
AED4,081.07
|
$577.93
€536.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.77
AED553.76
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
|
pay 25.5% less for childcare
Dubai
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.32
AED2,810.95
|
$325.78
€302.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,178.90
AED41,058.97
|
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
Dubai
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.07
AED48.00
|
$4.05
€3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.27
AED19.36
|
$3.27
€3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.99
AED268.09
|
$34.77
€32.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
AED47.00
|
$12.08
€11.22
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
Dubai
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
AED213.18
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.68
AED193.50
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.07
AED323.46
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.62
AED329.16
|
$113.48
€105.38
|
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