Dubai vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$1595
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$765
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
66
17
😀 Quality of life
90
44
🏙️ Population
3.94M
9.71M

The cost of living in Dubai is 330% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 947th and 8211th ($2470 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 352nd 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 1.3 months in Nanyang. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 184th and 7311th 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
$11.9
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$2960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$16421

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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 Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$521
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$562
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$545
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$541
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$533
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$575
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$529
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$599
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$556
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$519
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$516
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$593
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$487
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$556
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$522
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$504
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$540
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$520
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$514
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$524
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$589
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$522
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$573
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$610
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$513
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$520
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$587
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$523
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$595
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$583
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$525
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$525
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$537
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$513
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$600
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$554
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$492