Dubai vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
95
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
3.94M
17.5M

The cost of living in Dubai is 158% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1039th and 6106th ($2420 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 203rd and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Shenzhen

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Dubai Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$22916

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638