Dubai vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1924
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4530
$1520
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$2204
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$437
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$609
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
61
76
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
3.33M
12.6M

The cost of living in Dubai is 242% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1903rd and 7903rd ($1924 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 531st 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 2.3 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 19th in China, while ranked 130th and 3600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.8
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.7
$0.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1453
$247
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$533
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1737
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.6
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
5.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3907
$2792
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2398
$1824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.9
$6.48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$2.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.58
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.28
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$83.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.3
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$756
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11590
$5172

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$1343
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1129
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$666
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$671
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$677
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$667
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$674
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$719
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$714
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$671
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$671
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$681
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$658
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$671
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$669
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$662
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$681
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$655
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$675
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$667
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$672
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$705
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$663
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$669
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$691
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$655
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$662
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$682
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$786
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$559
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$652
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$772
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$840
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1512
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$678
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$778
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$759
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$794
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$745
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$673
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$698
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$668