Chongqing vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$229
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$4153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
66
😀 Quality of life
74
90
🏙️ Population
32.1M
3.94M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 74% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7730th and 947th ($631 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 Chongqing compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1966th and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Dubai

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Chongqing Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$17401

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$595
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$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1543
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$2356
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$1170
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$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