Dubai vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$864
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
64
95
😀 Quality of life
86
70
🏙️ Population
3.33M
9.5M

The cost of living in Dubai is 283% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1098th and 7753rd ($2309 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 301st 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.4 months in Foshan. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 306th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.14
 Cappuccino
$6.12
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$24357

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660