Dubai vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1924
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4530
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$2204
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$437
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$1640
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
61
95
😀 Quality of life
90
81
🏙️ Population
3.33M
17.5M

The cost of living in Dubai is 78% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1903rd and 4544th ($1924 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 2.3 months in Dubai compared to 1.5 months in Shenzhen. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 130th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.8
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.7
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1453
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1737
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.6
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3907
$17933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2398
$8408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.9
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.58
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.28
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.3
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$756
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11590
$25954

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1343
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1129
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2884
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$686
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$762
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1610
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$612
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$757
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$702
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$863
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$648
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$709
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$668
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$692
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$730
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$724
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$716
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$718
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$702
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$701
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$732
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$661
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$721
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$656
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$700
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$689
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$516
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$788
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$775
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$717
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$689
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$744
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$697
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$831
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$597
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$812
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$749