Dubai vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$679
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
64
24
😀 Quality of life
86
38
🏙️ Population
3.33M
7.82M

The cost of living in Dubai is 198% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1098th and 6542nd ($2309 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 306th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$6.12
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$18304

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542