Dubai vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1924
$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4530
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$2204
$942
🍽️ Food expenses
$437
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$867
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
61
69
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
3.33M
12.7M

The cost of living in Dubai is 75% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1903rd and 4472nd ($1924 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 0.8 months in Suzhou. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Suzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 130th and 3578th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Suzhou

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Dubai Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.8
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.7
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1453
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$1466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1737
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$62.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.6
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3907
$8558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2398
$4586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.9
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.58
$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.28
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.3
$75.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$756
$1765
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11590
$24231

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$701
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$693
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$852
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$667
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$726
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$776
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$684
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$685
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$952
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1379
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$778
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$674
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$665
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$754
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$672
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$681
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$677
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$683
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$662
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$891
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$652
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$673
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$726
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$689
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$573
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$666
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$711
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$655
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$664
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$674
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$729
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$882
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$811
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$681
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$673
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$680
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$832
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$666