Dongguan vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$257
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
69
64
😀 Quality of life
69
86
🏙️ Population
10.5M
3.33M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 71% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 7055th and 1098th ($678 vs $2309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.5 months in Dubai. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3115th and 306th 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
$2.12
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$12682

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$763
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$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

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$1503
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$1768
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$1232
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$1603
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$1050
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$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