Changsha vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$617
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1638
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$214
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$363
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1009
$4093
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
90
66
😀 Quality of life
72
90
🏙️ Population
10M
3.94M

The cost of living in Changsha is 74% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7792nd and 1039th ($617 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th 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 Changsha compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Changsha ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3307th and 203rd 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
$2.89
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.3
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.47%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2339
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3257
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.63
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.32
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.5
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.14
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.1
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8507
$16876

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492