Dubai vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1586
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$723
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
66
17
😀 Quality of life
90
44
🏙️ Population
3.94M
9.71M

The cost of living in Dubai is 318% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 1039th and 8149th ($2420 vs $578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 300th 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 322nd in China, while ranked 203rd and 7322nd 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
$10.2
$2.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$9.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$2935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1639
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$22.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$14394

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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 Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$526
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$561
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$544
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$540
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$542
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$570
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$523
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$596
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$554
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$543
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$520
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$594
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$491
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$553
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$518
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$509
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$525
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$516
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$518
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$514
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$590
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$516
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$575
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$598
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$506
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$516
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$589
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$511
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$591
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$572
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$517
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$518
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$529
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$507
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$599
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$562
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$489