Dubai vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$658
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
64
17
😀 Quality of life
88
41
🏙️ Population
3.33M
9.03M

The cost of living in Dubai is 282% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 1218th and 7809th ($2229 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 370th 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 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 189th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$13369

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$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532