Dubai vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$1129
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
64
91
😀 Quality of life
86
71
🏙️ Population
3.33M
11.9M

The cost of living in Dubai is 174% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1098th and 6287th ($2309 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 306th and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Hangzhou

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Dubai Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$22679

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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

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774