Changsha vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$202
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$4067
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
65
😀 Quality of life
72
91
🏙️ Population
10M
3.94M

The cost of living in Changsha is 76% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7882nd and 848th ($592 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 1.6 months in Dubai. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3381st and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Dubai

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Changsha Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$15029

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483