Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 99.8% more expensive than China.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of China, you would:
pay 76.9% more for restaurants
China
|
United Arab Emirates
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.06
|
$6.94
AED25.50
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.94
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.60
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
pay 15.0% more for groceries
China
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.13
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥44.98
|
$4.56
AED16.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.57
|
$6.78
AED24.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.66
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.98
|
$3.24
AED11.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.37
|
$0.97
AED3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$0.72
AED2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.34
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.10
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.45
AED1.67
|
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pay 85.9% more for transportation
China
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.54
|
$3.41
AED12.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.76
|
$72.17
AED265.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,587.20
|
$22,194.32
AED81,506.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.95
|
$9.50
AED34.89
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
China
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.20
|
$94.07
AED345.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,898.98
|
$1,372.29
AED5,039.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,790.07
|
$1,058.72
AED3,888.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.63
|
$119.25
AED437.94
|
|
pay 24.8% less for childcare
China
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,300.30
|
$504.83
AED1,853.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,297.02
|
$6,720.09
AED24,678.86
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
China
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.29
|
$9.51
AED34.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.18
|
$4.65
AED17.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.56
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.57
|
$63.87
AED234.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.93
|
$11.25
AED41.33
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
China
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥370.56
|
$49.99
AED183.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥239.83
|
$49.06
AED180.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥583.29
|
$83.85
AED307.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥552.54
|
$97.09
AED356.55
|
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