Dubai vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1924
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4530
$1818
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$360
🏘️ Family rent
$2204
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$437
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$81.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$943
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
61
21
😀 Quality of life
90
43
🏙️ Population
3.33M
9.71M

The cost of living in Dubai is 158% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 1903rd and 6408th ($1924 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 65th 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 1.3 months in Nanyang. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Nanyang ranked 247th in China, while ranked 130th and 6788th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.8
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.7
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1453
$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1737
$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$46.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.6
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3907
$6217
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2398
$3731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.9
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$2.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.58
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.28
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.3
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$5.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$756
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11590
$5135

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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 Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$687
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$652
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$678
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$660
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$658
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$669
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$702
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$675
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$759
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$661
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$655
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$681
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$704
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$681
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$703
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$671
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$758
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$667
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$663
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$671
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$677
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$669
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$668
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$674
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$677
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$786
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$655
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$666
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$716
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$562
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$672
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$678
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$666
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$666
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$667
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$698
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$658
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$667
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$663
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$671