Dubai vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
65
98
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
3.94M
12.3M

The cost of living in Dubai is 294% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 848th and 7501st ($2514 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 106th 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 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 1.6 months in Wuhan. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 158th and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$7838

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571