Cost of living comparison
Dubai is 3.0% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Dubai instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 22.5% more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Dubai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.24
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
$1.30
AED4.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
$1.11
AED4.08
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Dubai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
$1.48
AED5.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.57
|
$4.37
AED16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.61
|
$6.78
AED24.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.93
|
$3.23
AED11.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
$3.81
AED14.00
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
$1.11
AED4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
$0.83
AED3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
$0.86
AED3.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
$0.69
AED2.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
$0.52
AED1.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
$0.67
AED2.47
|
|
pay 21.8% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.80
|
$3.16
AED11.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$499.90
|
$81.68
AED300.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$264,848.93
|
$33,487.61
AED123,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$112.93
|
$8.71
AED32.00
|
|
pay 86.8% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Dubai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.65
|
$101.47
AED372.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,972.92
|
$2,224.54
AED8,170.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$11,997.69
|
$1,400.70
AED5,144.76
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.60
|
$162.54
AED596.99
|
|
pay 31.4% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,794.33
|
$775.09
AED2,846.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,407.34
|
$13,081.61
AED48,048.76
|
|
pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Dubai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
$12.25
AED45.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.22
|
$6.02
AED22.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$101.98
|
$6.53
AED24.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$662.93
|
$81.24
AED298.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$99.98
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Dubai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$564.86
|
$62.51
AED229.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$315.54
|
$56.33
AED206.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$718.76
|
$99.15
AED364.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,105.79
|
$94.67
AED347.73
|
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