Chongqing vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Chongqing Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$4530
🏠 One person rent
$220
$1170
🏘️ Family rent
$393
$2204
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$437
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.9
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$778
$4381
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
88
61
😀 Quality of life
70
90
🏙️ Population
7.74M
3.33M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 64% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 6894th and 1903rd ($685 vs $1924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 210th and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 2.3 months in Dubai. Chongqing ranked 17th best city to live in China vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2507th and 130th 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
$4.61
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.09
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$12.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.27
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$1453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$829
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$2679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$1737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$97.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.31%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2754
$3907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1687
$2398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.24
$9.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$8.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.54
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.54
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$368
$756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22014
$11590

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$722
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$667
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$735
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$720
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$786
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$657
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$684
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$676
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$704
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$666
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$726
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$693
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$710
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$679
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$669
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$668
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$719
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$713
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$759
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$720
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$664
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$723
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$565
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$765
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$659
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$656
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$673
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$669
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$661
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$669
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$671
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$666
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$657
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$669
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$707
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$599
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$718
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$688
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$652

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$1343
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$1129
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$1020
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$1096
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$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686