Changsha vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$211
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$4153
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
90
66
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
10M
3.94M

The cost of living in Changsha is 75% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7795th and 947th ($622 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th 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 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2894th and 184th 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
$2.93
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$17401

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469