Changchun vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changchun Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$601
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1555
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$253
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$227
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.4
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$971
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
73
64
😀 Quality of life
53
86
🏙️ Population
9.07M
3.33M

The cost of living in Changchun is 74% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7772nd and 1098th ($601 vs $2309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 308th and 1st in China and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check China vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changchun compared to 1.5 months in Dubai. Changchun ranked 44th best city to live in China vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6042nd and 306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Dubai

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Changchun Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$201
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$624
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2679
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4090
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.99
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.93
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.12
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.94
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14935
$12682

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$479
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$572
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$541
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$567
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$538
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$531
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$585
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$524
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$588
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$558
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$529
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$531
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$536
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$528
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$550
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$583
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$520
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$672
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$554
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$534
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$618
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$474
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$535
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$533
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$557
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$511
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$514
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$577
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$517
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$589
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$523
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$506
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$512
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$636
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$524
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$512
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$527
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$537

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507