Dubai vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$1151
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
66
97
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
3.94M
12.3M

The cost of living in Dubai is 271% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1039th and 7564th ($2420 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 203rd and 2134th 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
$10.2
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$8927

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584