Al Ain vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$903
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$711
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
38
100
😀 Quality of life
84
73
🏙️ Population
767K
21.9M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 40% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 4207th and 5341st ($1457 vs $1044) 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 505th and 2718th 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
$9.72
$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$12544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$6280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$4.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$25165

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$1373
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$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
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$635
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$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
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$1109
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$1309
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$541
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$1192
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$545
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$627
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$563
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$931
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$1037
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$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
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$813
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$825
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$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$565

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$716
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$734
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$767
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$645
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$646
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$663
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$572
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$673
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$468
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$656
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$697
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$562
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$709
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$621
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$630
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$528
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$558
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$632
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$626
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$564
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$512
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$524
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$629
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$521
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$525
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$519
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$466
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$584
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$493
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$770
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$508
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$492
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$655
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$666
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$618
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$562
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$640
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$748