Dubai vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$571
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
64
38
😀 Quality of life
86
43
🏙️ Population
3.33M
6.98M

The cost of living in Dubai is 196% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 1098th and 6518th ($2309 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 306th and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$20188

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601