Dubai vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
3.94M
18.7M

The cost of living in Dubai is 215% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 947th and 6854th ($2470 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 184th and 1149th 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
$11.9
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711