Dubai vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dubai Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$780
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
3.94M
9.5M

The cost of living in Dubai is 296% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1039th and 7844th ($2420 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 14th in China, while ranked 203rd and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Dubai vs Foshan

Prices for goods and services in Dubai and Foshan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dubai Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$22493

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664