Dubai vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
49
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
3.94M
8.78M

The cost of living in Dubai is 282% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1039th and 7679th ($2420 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 203rd and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Quanzhou

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Dubai Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$9536

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943