Changchun vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changchun Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$588
$2045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1589
$5027
🏠 One person rent
$252
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$455
$2630
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$929
$4131
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
74
61
😀 Quality of life
56
89
🏙️ Population
9.07M
3.33M

The cost of living in Changchun is 71% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7596th and 1596th ($588 vs $2045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 306th 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 2 months in Dubai. Changchun ranked 29th best city to live in China vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5782nd and 164th 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
$2.99
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.4
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.51
$6.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$1585
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$924
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$3280
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$2111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$90.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1648
$4129
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3912
$2430
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.43
$81.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.96
$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.29
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.83
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$5.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.84
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$76.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.68
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$8.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$751
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14335
$13773

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$600
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$572
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$563
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$537
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$553
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$535
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$580
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$536
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$580
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$547
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$531
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$529
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$524
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$525
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$554
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$563
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$517
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$528
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$653
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$555
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$534
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$597
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$432
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$545
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$520
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$559
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$568
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$510
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$541
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$560
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$526
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$572
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$520
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$516
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$506
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$617
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$526
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$507
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$517
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$540

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1359
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$642
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$951
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1127
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1523
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1276
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1955
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$703
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1498
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1242
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1928
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1127
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1872
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$890
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$983
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$599
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$651
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1335
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$732
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$992
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$606
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$977
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$787
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$996
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$785
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$938
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$652
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$732
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$572
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$683
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$485
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$885
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$717
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$705
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$757
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$610
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$824
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$694
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$555