Dubai vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
64
96
😀 Quality of life
86
79
🏙️ Population
3.33M
17.7M

The cost of living in Dubai is 141% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1098th and 5948th ($2309 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 306th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$6.12
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618