Dubai vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
66
21
😀 Quality of life
90
46
🏙️ Population
3.94M
6.56M

The cost of living in Dubai is 308% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 947th and 7943rd ($2470 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 184th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Shaoyang

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Dubai Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619