Dubai vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
66
65
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
3.94M
12.7M

The cost of living in Dubai is 209% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 947th and 6776th ($2470 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 184th and 2020th 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
$11.9
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$20341

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635