Dubai vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$833
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
64
98
😀 Quality of life
88
71
🏙️ Population
3.33M
12.3M

The cost of living in Dubai is 245% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1218th and 7238th ($2229 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 185th 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 1.8 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 14th in China, while ranked 189th and 2438th 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
$9.9
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$3.53
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$11975

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575