Dubai vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1924
$2884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4530
$6543
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$1998
🏘️ Family rent
$2204
$3776
🍽️ Food expenses
$437
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$2843
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
61
100
😀 Quality of life
90
91
🏙️ Population
3.33M
7.5M

The cost of living in Dubai is 33% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1903rd and 63rd ($1924 vs $2884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 2.3 months in Dubai compared to 1 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 130th and 99th 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
$10.4
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.8
$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.7
$7.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1453
$2462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$1711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$4715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1737
$3295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.6
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3907
$31248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2398
$20660
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.9
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.58
$7.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.28
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$84.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.3
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$756
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11590
$18730

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1343
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1129
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1079
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$686
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1610
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$612
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$762
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$757
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$702
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$863
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$709
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$648
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$668
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$692
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$730
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$724
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$716
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$718
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$701
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$661
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$732
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$721
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$656
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$516
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$689
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$700
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$788
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$775
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$717
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$689
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$744
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$831
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$597
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$697
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$812
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$705