Al Ain vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$612
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1364
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$1709
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
767K
21.9M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 6% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 4616th and 4887th ($1132 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 10th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.6 months in Beijing. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 496th and 583rd 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
$8.1
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$487
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$14972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$8057
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$35.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$27310

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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$1936
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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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$733
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$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
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$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
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$620
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$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506