Dubai vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1924
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4530
$2310
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$2204
$777
🍽️ Food expenses
$437
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$951
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
61
59
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
3.33M
9.4M

The cost of living in Dubai is 118% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1903rd and 5957th ($1924 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ningbo ranked 12th in China, while ranked 130th and 2047th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Ningbo

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Dubai Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.8
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.7
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1453
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$930
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1737
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$20.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.6
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3907
$6059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2398
$3816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.9
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$9.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.58
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.28
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.3
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$756
$575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11590
$8097

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$680
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$726
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$678
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$726
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$891
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1379
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$754
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$650
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$686
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$701
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$776
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$667
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$849
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$693
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$677
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$852
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$770
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$849
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$674
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$685
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$662
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$952
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$686
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$684
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$655
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$672
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$778
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$665
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$514
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$729
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$681
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$683
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$674
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$652
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$686
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$673
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$666
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$573