Dubai vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$1044
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
64
70
😀 Quality of life
86
67
🏙️ Population
3.33M
12.7M

The cost of living in Dubai is 126% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1098th and 5553rd ($2309 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 306th and 3798th 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
$10.5
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645