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Europe
Munich
Germany
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Munich compare to Dubai?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Munich is 34% worse off vs in Dubai
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Munich compared to Dubai, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$54,225
-$26,275 (-33%) vs Dubai
Tax Rate: 41%
Weather
How does the weather in Munich compare to Dubai?
Munich has better overall weather
3.3/10(vs 0.5/10 in Dubai)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
13°C(vs 34°C in Dubai)
Average Low
4°C(vs 22°C in Dubai)
Sunshine Hours
1,700h/yr-1809h/yr(-52%)
Average High in hottest month
23°C(vs 41°C in Dubai)
Average Low in coldest month
-4°C(vs 14°C in Dubai)
Rainy Days
112/yr+101/yr(+983%)
Muggy Days
0/yr-164/yr(-100%)
Cloud Cover
55%(vs 24% in Dubai)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Munich compare to Dubai?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Munich compared to Dubai?
SWE Affordability
16.5 years
10.9 years longer than Dubai
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Munich has around 9 Luma events listed.
That's 10% fewer events than Dubai.
Salary Converter
Enter your annual gross salary (before taxes) to see what you would need to earn in Munich to maintain the same standard of living.
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