Dubai vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1975
$704
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4546
$1951
🏠 One person rent
$1193
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2125
$500
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$190
$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4429
$733
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
61
20
😀 Quality of life
88
45
🏙️ Population
3.33M
6.49M

The cost of living in Dubai is 180% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1578th and 6777th ($1975 vs $704) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 103rd 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 1 months in Shangrao. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shangrao ranked 236th in China, while ranked 174th and 6681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$41.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.35
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$6.47
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1461
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2763
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1616
$382
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$36.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4041
$4551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2340
$2618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.04
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$4.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.31
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.37
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.3
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.4
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$5.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$51
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13624
$14444

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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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$651
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$646
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$656
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$516
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$670
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$690
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$647
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$802
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$770
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$679
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$618
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$734
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$627
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$673
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$671
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$709
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$719
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$712
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$819
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$762
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$714
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$657
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$632
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$755
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$849
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$680
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$671
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$718
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$629
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$762
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$744
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$785
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$671
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$753
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$722
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$662
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$688
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$671
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$658