Dubai vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
66
36
😀 Quality of life
90
51
🏙️ Population
3.94M
6.98M

The cost of living in Dubai is 201% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 1039th and 6740th ($2420 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 203rd and 6593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Zhanjiang

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Dubai Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$19015

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584