Dubai vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$1789
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$759
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
64
19
😀 Quality of life
86
38
🏙️ Population
3.33M
9.71M

The cost of living in Dubai is 252% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 1098th and 7242nd ($2309 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 159th 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 1.2 months in Nanyang. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nanyang ranked 314th in China, while ranked 306th and 7154th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Nanyang

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Dubai Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$14023

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Cities near Dubai

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 Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$614
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$587
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$594
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$591
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$611
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$622
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$555
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$659
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$599
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$612
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$571
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$650
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$610
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$574
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$542
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$683
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$568
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$541
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$559
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$521
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$647
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$535
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$599
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$517
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$612
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$522
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$647
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$598
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$606
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$551
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$554
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$525
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$626
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$575
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$502