Dubai vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
90
82
🏙️ Population
3.94M
7.41M

The cost of living in Dubai is 10% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1039th and 621st ($2420 vs $2674) 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 0.5 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 203rd and 632nd 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
$10.2
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$22890

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608