Dubai vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$1117
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
64
97
😀 Quality of life
88
75
🏙️ Population
3.33M
18.7M

The cost of living in Dubai is 200% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1218th and 6607th ($2229 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 189th and 955th 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
$9.9
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620