Cost of living comparison

Berlin, Germany

compared to

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 2.1% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 56.3% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 27.1% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 25.9% less in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 17.7% more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 25.1% more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.7% more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 0.2% more in United Arab Emirates

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, and clothing in United Arab Emirates are more expensive than in Berlin. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 56.3% less for restaurants

	Berlin	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €13.82	$8.01 AED29.44	-50.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.79 €10.14	$8.22 AED30.19	-30.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 €2.48	$1.02 AED3.73	-64.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 €2.44	$0.57 AED2.09	-80.0%
Average			-56.3%

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pay 27.1% less for groceries

	Berlin	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 €1.68	$1.26 AED4.64	-35.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.66 €5.73	$5.08 AED18.66	-23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.57 €3.93	$6.80 AED24.96	+48.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 €2.82	$2.47 AED9.07	-24.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41 €4.65	$3.33 AED12.22	-38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 €1.16	$0.94 AED3.47	-29.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.71	$0.74 AED2.72	-10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.86	$0.72 AED2.64	-28.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 €1.59	$0.56 AED2.07	-69.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.71	$0.45 AED1.64	-45.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.68	$0.47 AED1.74	-40.6%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 25.9% less for transportation

	Berlin	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.19 €6.18	$3.06 AED11.23	-57.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.52 €45.16	$48.60 AED178.50	-7.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,799.21 €27,345.73	$42,240.06 AED155,147.75	+32.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.37 €25.25	$8.46 AED31.07	-71.2%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 17.7% more for housing

	Berlin	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.99 €38.69	$95.75 AED351.70	+112.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,278.77 €1,099.68	$1,395.59 AED5,125.99	+9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$938.86 €807.38	$985.52 AED3,619.83	+5.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.55 €226.64	$115.48 AED424.15	-56.2%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 25.1% more for childcare

	Berlin	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.98 €263.99	$507.75 AED1,864.98	+65.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,639.17 €8,289.20	$8,162.28 AED29,980.05	-15.3%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 51.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.29 €3.69	$10.55 AED38.75	+146.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.98 €3.42	$5.03 AED18.46	+26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.11 €7.83	$6.23 AED22.88	-31.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.89 €32.58	$84.91 AED311.88	+124.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.66 €11.75	$12.83 AED47.12	-6.1%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 0.2% more for clothing

	Berlin	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.49 €73.52	$64.14 AED235.60	-25.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.99 €35.25	$64.91 AED238.43	+58.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.49 €82.12	$93.31 AED342.71	-2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.30 €118.93	$96.50 AED354.43	-30.2%
Average			+0.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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