Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 2.3 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of China, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
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China
|
United Arab Emirates
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.85
CN¥20.83
|
$8.01
AED29.44
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
CN¥36.96
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.57
|
$1.02
AED3.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$0.57
AED2.09
|
|
pay 24.0% more for groceries
|
China
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
CN¥11.61
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
CN¥42.69
|
$5.08
AED18.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
CN¥50.05
|
$6.80
AED24.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
CN¥11.65
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
CN¥11.24
|
$3.33
AED12.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.56
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.18
|
$0.74
AED2.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
CN¥4.77
|
$0.72
AED2.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.82
|
$0.56
AED2.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
CN¥2.34
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.92
|
$0.47
AED1.74
|
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pay 79.8% more for transportation
|
China
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CN¥32.43
|
$3.06
AED11.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.47
CN¥163.95
|
$48.60
AED178.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,071.53
CN¥139,153.54
|
$42,240.06
AED155,148.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.97
CN¥29.00
|
$8.46
AED31.07
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
|
China
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.70
CN¥85.33
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$328.33
CN¥2,395.63
|
$1,395.59
AED5,126.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.78
CN¥1,501.45
|
$985.52
AED3,619.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.46
CN¥295.20
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
|
China
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.70
CN¥3,354.14
|
$507.75
AED1,864.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,318.08
CN¥133,656.04
|
$8,162.28
AED29,980.14
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CN¥7.96
|
$10.55
AED38.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.07
CN¥22.38
|
$5.03
AED18.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
CN¥23.59
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.41
CN¥302.13
|
$84.91
AED311.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
CN¥43.23
|
$12.83
AED47.13
|
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pay 48.6% more for clothing
|
China
|
United Arab Emirates
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.23
CN¥351.87
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.67
CN¥231.09
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.53
CN¥529.18
|
$93.31
AED342.72
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.53
CN¥551.13
|
$96.50
AED354.43
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