Al Ain vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$3071
🏠 One person rent
$560
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$1354
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$1802
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
79
77
🏙️ Population
767K
21.9M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 2% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 5284th and 5141st ($1050 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 7th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.7 months in Beijing. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 600th and 763rd 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
$6.11
$4.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$14636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$7425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$5.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$61.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$23714

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$1232
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$2309
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$1503
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$2084
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$1802
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$1768
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$1603
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$1630
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$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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$734
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$769
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$786
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$675
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$679
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$710
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$611
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$714
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$482
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$700
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$742
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$620
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$760
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$720
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$693
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$572
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$614
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$684
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$677
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$649
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$605
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$555
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$670
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$568
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$588
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$547
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$677
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$668
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$729
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$616
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$670
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$637
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$648
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$661
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$632
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$644
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$869