Dubai vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$813
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
64
53
😀 Quality of life
88
53
🏙️ Population
3.33M
8.78M

The cost of living in Dubai is 224% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1218th and 6882nd ($2229 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 189th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$19406

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13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083