Dubai vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$798
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
3.94M
9.5M

The cost of living in Dubai is 294% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 947th and 7755th ($2470 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 181st in the United Arab Emirates and China, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Foshan ranked 19th in China, while ranked 184th and 2991st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Foshan

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Dubai Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$22953

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$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679