Dubai vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$930
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
64
98
😀 Quality of life
86
70
🏙️ Population
3.33M
12.3M

The cost of living in Dubai is 234% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1098th and 6979th ($2309 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 306th and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Wuhan

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Dubai Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$9062

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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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611