Chongqing vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$2379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$5357
🏠 One person rent
$224
$1601
🏘️ Family rent
$442
$2918
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$453
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$957
$3975
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
88
65
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
32.1M
3.33M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 73% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7340th and 989th ($634 vs $2379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th 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 1.5 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 1675th and 288th 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
$3.91
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$3782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$2332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.91
$91.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$3507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$86.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$77.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26796
$13241

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$553
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$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539

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$1494
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$2240
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$1196
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$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