Dubai vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dubai	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2309	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$1523	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$2687	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$727
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	64	24
😀 Quality of life	86	39
🏙️ Population	3.33M	6.56M

The cost of living in Dubai is 277% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1098th and 7649th ($2309 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 306th and 7013th 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	$10.5	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1170	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3310	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6006	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3452	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.8	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$779	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12682	$10066

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1503
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1232
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1050
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$994
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1810
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1110
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1719
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$561
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$556
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$547
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$520
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1267
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1218
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1226
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$531
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$870
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$687
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$989
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$558
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$878
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$546
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$639
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$467
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$541
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$489
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$831
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$577
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610