Al Ain vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$2811
🏠 One person rent
$900
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$1139
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$769
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
38
100
😀 Quality of life
82
73
🏙️ Population
767K
21.9M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 31% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 4139th and 4987th ($1455 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Beijing ranked 14th in China, while ranked 562nd and 2361st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Beijing

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Al Ain Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$965
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$1738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$12536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$6136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$25910

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$2133
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$1170
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$1355
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$1791
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$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
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$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
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$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
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$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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$740
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$764
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$800
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$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
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$634
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$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
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$759