Chengdu vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$242
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$3926
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
94
64
😀 Quality of life
73
88
🏙️ Population
20.9M
3.33M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 71% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7269th and 1218th ($643 vs $2229) 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 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1633rd and 189th 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
$2.81
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$12.1
 Cappuccino
$3.62
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$14799

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541