Dubai vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$1013
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
64
91
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
3.33M
11.9M

The cost of living in Dubai is 168% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 1218th and 6270th ($2229 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 189th and 2093rd 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
$9.9
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$26569

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740