Dubai vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
66
21
😀 Quality of life
90
46
🏙️ Population
3.94M
6.56M

The cost of living in Dubai is 303% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1039th and 7929th ($2420 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 203rd and 7123rd 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
$10.2
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$11939

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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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615