Dubai vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$6085
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$1742
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$3071
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
3.94M
7.41M

The cost of living in Dubai is 7% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 947th and 640th ($2470 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.3 months in Hong Kong. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 184th and 676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Hong Kong

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Dubai Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$60.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$6.99
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$2008
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$1474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$3693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$2621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$27719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$17176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$24.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$1128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$22758

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620