Dubai vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$1953
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$767
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
20
😀 Quality of life
91
46
🏙️ Population
3.94M
6.44M

The cost of living in Dubai is 287% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 848th and 7433rd ($2514 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 94th 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 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 158th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$28686

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$578
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$600
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$586
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$604
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$436
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$620
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$589
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$586
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$696
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$671
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$526
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$672
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$604
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$532
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$616
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$628
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$617
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$637
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$753
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$700
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$629
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$567
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$598
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$659
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$826
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$628
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$592
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$642
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$593
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$740
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$666
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$672
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$660
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$631
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$638
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$671
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$634
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$618
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$620