Dongguan vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$3926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
69
64
😀 Quality of life
71
88
🏙️ Population
10.5M
3.33M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 74% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7769th and 1218th ($589 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th 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 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2370th and 189th 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
$2.08
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$12.1
 Cappuccino
$3.42
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$14799

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$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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$1612
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$1841
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$1577
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$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541