Dubai vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1975
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4546
$1881
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$2125
$673
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4429
$644
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
61
25
😀 Quality of life
88
42
🏙️ Population
3.33M
7.82M

The cost of living in Dubai is 155% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1578th and 6454th ($1975 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 2.2 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 months in Shangqiu. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shangqiu ranked 366th in China, while ranked 174th and 7027th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$3.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.31
☕ Cappuccino
$6.47
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1461
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$365
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2763
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1616
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.1
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4041
$3514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$2071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.04
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$4.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.3
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13624
$10915

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1335
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$743
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$956
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1109
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1395
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1306
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$724
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1255
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$790
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1940
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1123
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1894
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$922
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$1012
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$631
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$677
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1326
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$772
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1023
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$639
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$926
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$803
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$962
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$782
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$872
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$745
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$598
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$723
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$500
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$898
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$749
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$727
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$795
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$673
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$744
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$621

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$661
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1420
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$655
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$813
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$635
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$682
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$579
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$589
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$628
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$658
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$624
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$676
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$625
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$806
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$721
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$616
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$588
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$584
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$573
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$612
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$569
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$603
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$563
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$591
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$593
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$589
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$575
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$566
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$634
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$497
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$656
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$569
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$471
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$681
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$591
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$585
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$553
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$574
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$583