Chongqing vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$226
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
87
64
😀 Quality of life
72
86
🏙️ Population
32.1M
3.33M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 71% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7185th and 1098th ($662 vs $2309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.5 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 306th 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
$3.96
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$12682

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$575
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$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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$1503
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$2084
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$1768
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$1232
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$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507