Dongguan vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2019
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$265
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$459
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$847
$4153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
66
😀 Quality of life
71
90
🏙️ Population
10.5M
3.94M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 72% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7308th and 947th ($694 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3241st and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Dubai

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Dongguan Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.21
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5717
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.45
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.4
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25442
$17401

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$785
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$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$601
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$620

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$1543
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$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$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