Cost of Living Comparison Between Munich and Dubai Cost of Living Comparison Between Munich and Dubai

🙂 Solo nomad: Munich is 2.6% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 3.5% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Munich is 8.3% more expensive than Dubai without rent, and 2.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$21.12 €18.2

$10.98 AED 40.33

92.35%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$93.4 €80.5

$82.3 AED 302

13.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.76 €11.86

$9.59 AED 35.2

43.48%

Cappuccino

$4.44 €3.83

$5.42 AED 19.92

-18.08%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.18 €3.6

$1.24 AED 4.55

237.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 €3.17

$0.89 AED 3.26

313.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.9 €5.09

$12.05 AED 44.24

-51.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.87 €5.06

$13.57 AED 49.84

-56.74%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.48 €1.27

$1.93 AED 7.07

-23.32%

White Bread (500g)

$2.25 €1.94

$1.44 AED 5.29

56.25%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.35 €2.89

$2.18 AED 8

53.67%

Eggs

$3.86 €3.33

$3.4 AED 12.48

13.53%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.6 €15.16

$9.94 AED 36.51

77.06%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.8 €9.31

$9.32 AED 34.21

15.88%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.28 €16.61

$12.47 AED 45.79

54.61%

Apples (1kg)

$3.33 €2.87

$2.28 AED 8.38

46.05%

Banana (1kg)

$2.25 €1.94

$1.93 AED 7.09

16.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.57 €2.21

$1.89 AED 6.96

35.98%

Tomato (1kg)

$4 €3.45

$1.54 AED 5.64

159.74%

Potato (1kg)

$1.68 €1.44

$1.25 AED 4.58

34.40%

Onion (1kg)

$1.61 €1.39

$1.26 AED 4.62

27.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.57 €1.35

$1.38 AED 5.08

13.77%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 €0.89

$0.64 AED 2.36

62.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.24 €8.82

$6.49 AED 23.84

57.78%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.01 €6.04

$16.49 AED 60.6

-57.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.2 €1.04

$2.64 AED 9.7

-54.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.62 €1.39

$3.55 AED 13.04

-54.37%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.51 €3.89

$1.61 AED 5.93

180.12%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$67.7 €58.3

$80.2 AED 295

-15.62%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$6.31 €5.44

$3.24 AED 11.89

94.75%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.58 €2.22

$0.86 AED 3.15

200.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$43.65 €37.61

$8.4 AED 30.85

419.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.95 €1.68

$0.77 AED 2.84

153.25%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$32.2K €27.7K

$33K AED 121.1K

-2.44%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$36.4K €31.4K

$22.5K AED 82.8K

61.52%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$410 €353

$211 AED 777

93.65%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$16.78 €14.46

$63.2 AED 232

-73.46%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$47.11 €40.6

$102 AED 374

-53.76%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$52.6 €45.31

$86.9 AED 319

-39.46%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$33.83 €29.15

$46.06 AED 169

-26.55%

Cinema Ticket

$16.48 €14.2

$14.75 AED 54.2

11.73%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$1,000 €862

$851 AED 3,126

17.45%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.2K €13.1K

$14K AED 51.5K

8.32%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$107 €92.1

$81.2 AED 298

31.65%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.76 €37.71

$63.6 AED 233

-31.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$101 €87.1

$114 AED 418

-11.19%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$135 €116

$120 AED 439

12.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,772 €1,527

$2,402 AED 8,819

-26.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,348 €1,161

$1,581 AED 5,805

-14.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,433 €2,958

$4,634 AED 17K

-25.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,527 €2,178

$2,929 AED 10.8K

-13.72%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$12.9K €11.2K

$7,255 AED 26.6K

78.43%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$9,029 €7,781

$3,912 AED 14.4K

130.81%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,479 €3,860

$4,007 AED 14.7K

11.79%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.97

4.49

-11.58%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Munich: November 24, 2025

Last update for Dubai: November 23, 2025

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