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Berlin
🇩🇪 Germany
🙂 Solo nomad:
Seoul is 9.4% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 63.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3:
Seoul is 6.8% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 48.5% cheaper with rent.
🍽 Eating Out
Seoul
Dubai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.56 ₩11.6K
$11.03 AED 40.52
-22.39%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$55.3 ₩75.1K
$82.3 AED 302
-32.74%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.5 ₩8,813
$9.28 AED 34.08
-29.96%
Cappuccino
$3.85 ₩5,220
$5.55 AED 20.38
-30.63%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.72 ₩2,332
$1.21 AED 4.44
42.15%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.85 ₩1,147
$0.95 AED 3.48
-10.53%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.77 ₩5,120
$12.43 AED 45.66
-69.67%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.94 ₩8,061
$13.89 AED 51
-57.24%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Seoul
Dubai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.17 ₩2,942
$1.98 AED 7.28
9.60%
White Bread (500g)
$3.45 ₩4,680
$1.41 AED 5.19
144.68%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$3.21 ₩4,358
$2.29 AED 8.42
40.17%
Eggs
$3.21 ₩4,357
$3.38 AED 12.42
-5.03%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$14.53 ₩19.7K
$10.05 AED 36.9
44.58%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$10.93 ₩14.8K
$9.17 AED 33.67
19.19%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$33.61 ₩45.6K
$12.8 AED 46.99
162.58%
Apples (1kg)
$8.01 ₩10.9K
$2.37 AED 8.7
237.97%
Banana (1kg)
$3.52 ₩4,775
$1.96 AED 7.18
79.59%
Oranges (1kg)
$5.45 ₩7,393
$1.87 AED 6.85
191.44%
Tomato (1kg)
$6.42 ₩8,710
$1.56 AED 5.74
311.54%
Potato (1kg)
$3.95 ₩5,357
$1.19 AED 4.36
231.93%
Onion (1kg)
$2.83 ₩3,844
$1.26 AED 4.62
124.60%
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.52 ₩3,414
$1.46 AED 5.36
72.60%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.34 ₩1,812
$0.65 AED 2.37
106.15%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.34 ₩4,527
$6.6 AED 24.23
-49.39%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.07 ₩28.6K
$16.62 AED 61
26.77%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.36 ₩3,203
$2.6 AED 9.55
-9.23%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.36 ₩4,562
$3.36 AED 12.36
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🚌 Getting Around
Seoul
Dubai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.08 ₩1,469
$1.59 AED 5.84
-32.08%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.76 ₩63.4K
$83.1 AED 305
-43.75%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.45 ₩4,678
$3.31 AED 12.15
4.23%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.57 ₩772
$0.85 AED 3.1
-32.94%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$8.73 ₩11.8K
$8.1 AED 29.75
7.78%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.2 ₩1,631
$0.73 AED 2.69
64.38%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.3K ₩37.1M
$32.9K AED 120.9K
-17.05%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.8K ₩33.7M
$22.7K AED 83.4K
9.37%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Seoul
Dubai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$162 ₩220K
$216 AED 794
-25.03%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$34.82 ₩47.2K
$63.3 AED 233
-45.01%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$21.8 ₩29.6K
$103 AED 377
-78.75%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Seoul
Dubai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$57.9 ₩78.6K
$88.4 AED 324
-34.44%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$23.12 ₩31.4K
$46.27 AED 170
-50.03%
Cinema Ticket
$10.81 ₩14.7K
$15.23 AED 55.9
-29.02%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Seoul
Dubai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$414 ₩562K
$850 AED 3,122
-51.28%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$23.7K ₩32.1M
$14K AED 51.4K
69.16%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Seoul
Dubai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.7 ₩79.7K
$80.6 AED 296
-27.18%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$46.97 ₩63.7K
$63.5 AED 233
-26.00%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.1 ₩108.7K
$113 AED 417
-29.36%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$118 ₩159.5K
$122 AED 449
-3.83%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Seoul
Dubai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$954 ₩1.3M
$2,420 AED 8,885
-60.55%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$582 ₩789.9K
$1,589 AED 5,833
-63.35%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,591 ₩3.5M
$4,593 AED 16.9K
-43.60%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,328 ₩1.8M
$2,980 AED 10.9K
-55.43%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$22.8K ₩30.9M
$7,592 AED 27.9K
200.23%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$12.4K ₩16.8M
$3,810 AED 14K
225.37%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Seoul
Dubai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,227 ₩4.4M
$4,034 AED 14.8K
-20.02%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.14
4.49
-7.80%
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