Dubai vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dubai Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
49
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
3.94M
8.78M

The cost of living in Dubai is 281% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 947th and 7630th ($2470 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 26th in China, while ranked 184th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Dubai vs Quanzhou

Prices for goods and services in Dubai and Quanzhou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dubai Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$9745

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954