Chengdu vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$2379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$5357
🏠 One person rent
$240
$1601
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$2918
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$453
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$3975
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
94
65
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
20.9M
3.33M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 74% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7421st and 989th ($623 vs $2379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1890th and 288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Dubai

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Chengdu Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$3782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$2332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$91.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$3507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$86.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$77.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11550
$13241

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536