Dubai vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
68
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
3.94M
12.6M

The cost of living in Dubai is 373% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1039th and 8643rd ($2420 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 203rd and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Zhengzhou

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Dubai Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$21713

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556