Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United Arab Emirates
  3. China
  4. Comparison
AED
COMPARED TO
CNY

China is 10.7% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.

If you lived in China instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
local_dining

pay 31.9% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.03
AED22.14
$3.38
CN¥22.94
-43.9%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.10
AED26.07
$5.09
CN¥34.49
-28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
AED3.06
$0.50
CN¥3.37
-40.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.36
AED1.33
$0.31
CN¥2.09
-15.1%
Average -31.9%
United Arab Emirates vs. China - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 4.6% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.12
AED4.10
$1.67
CN¥11.34
+49.8%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.47
AED16.42
$6.37
CN¥43.23
+42.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.80
AED21.31
$7.30
CN¥49.52
+25.8%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.55
AED9.35
$1.88
CN¥12.72
-26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.62
AED9.63
$1.90
CN¥12.89
-27.5%
Apples (1 lb) $0.91
AED3.35
$0.88
CN¥5.94
-4.0%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.77
AED2.83
$0.56
CN¥3.82
-26.9%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.74
AED2.71
$0.85
CN¥5.77
+15.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.64
AED2.34
$0.59
CN¥4.00
-7.5%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.46
AED1.69
$0.44
CN¥2.97
-5.0%
Onions (1 lb) $0.38
AED1.41
$0.44
CN¥2.98
+14.5%
Average +4.6%
United Arab Emirates vs. China - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 10.8% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.29
AED8.40
$3.98
CN¥27.02
+74.1%
Monthly public transit pass $52.95
AED194.47
$17.52
CN¥118.82
-66.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,737.33
AED83,502.88
$20,890.38
CN¥141,686.89
-8.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $7.10
AED26.08
$4.09
CN¥27.77
-42.3%
Average -10.8%
United Arab Emirates vs. China - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 75.0% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $100.17
AED367.88
$13.68
CN¥92.76
-86.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,334.84
AED4,902.21
$374.47
CN¥2,539.80
-71.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $922.00
AED3,386.05
$233.99
CN¥1,587.05
-74.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $124.00
AED455.37
$40.53
CN¥274.86
-67.3%
Average -75.0%
United Arab Emirates vs. China - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 79.5% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $367.57
AED1,349.92
$428.59
CN¥2,906.85
+16.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,675.20
AED24,514.67
$16,190.61
CN¥109,811.20
+142.5%
Average +79.5%
United Arab Emirates vs. China - Cost of childcare
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pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $10.44
AED38.33
$1.02
CN¥6.89
-90.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.19
AED15.40
$3.84
CN¥26.06
-8.4%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.81
AED21.35
$3.18
CN¥21.54
-45.4%
Monthly membership at local gym $63.07
AED231.61
$40.09
CN¥271.89
-36.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $10.80
AED39.68
$6.20
CN¥42.03
-42.6%
Average -44.6%
United Arab Emirates vs. China - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 3.1% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $55.44
AED203.60
$64.09
CN¥434.70
+15.6%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $48.04
AED176.44
$37.80
CN¥256.39
-21.3%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $83.22
AED305.64
$91.61
CN¥621.35
+10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather) $78.48
AED288.23
$84.88
CN¥575.66
+8.1%
Average +3.1%
United Arab Emirates vs. China - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2021
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