Dubai vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
77
😀 Quality of life
91
68
🏙️ Population
3.94M
12.6M

The cost of living in Dubai is 399% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 848th and 8651st ($2514 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 491st 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 1.6 months in Dubai compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 158th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563