Dubai vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$2217
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$90.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
66
36
😀 Quality of life
90
52
🏙️ Population
3.94M
6.98M

The cost of living in Dubai is 200% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 947th and 6659th ($2470 vs $824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 months in Zhanjiang. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhanjiang ranked 90th in China, while ranked 184th and 6493rd 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
$11.9
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$5.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$4574
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$2549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$18767

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$797
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$802
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$711
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$679
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$751
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$908
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$617
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$602
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$714
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$858
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$828
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$580
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$620
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$873
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$574
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$548
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$782
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$592
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1734
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$627
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$579
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$678
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$601
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$785
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$778
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$801
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$564
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$694
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$995
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2663
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2396
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$586
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$583
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$766
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$599
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$594
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$528
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$593