Dubai vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
65
24
😀 Quality of life
91
45
🏙️ Population
3.94M
6.56M

The cost of living in Dubai is 317% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 848th and 7790th ($2514 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 158th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599