Dubai vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
65
97
😀 Quality of life
91
75
🏙️ Population
3.94M
18.7M

The cost of living in Dubai is 232% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 848th and 6838th ($2514 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 36th 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 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 1 months in Guangzhou. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 158th and 2100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Guangzhou

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Dubai Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$14783

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677