Dubai vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
66
17
😀 Quality of life
90
44
🏙️ Population
3.94M
7.82M

The cost of living in Dubai is 302% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1039th and 7914th ($2420 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 203rd and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Shangqiu

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Dubai Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$16802

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518