Al Ain vs Bijie - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Bijie
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1707
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$397
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$80.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$1289
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	38	9
😀 Quality of life	75	43
🏙️ Population	767K	6.9M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 216% more expensive than in Bijie. Cities ranked 2271st and 7844th ($1844 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 305th 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 months in Al Ain compared to 2.2 months in Bijie. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bijie ranked 157th in China, while ranked 1000th and 6717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Bijie

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	Al Ain	Bijie
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$42.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$3424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$4.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$18453

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Bijie

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi	Liupanshui	$574
125 km or 77 mi	Renhuai	$540
134 km or 83 mi	Anshun	$565
155 km or 97 mi	Zhaotong	$601
162 km or 101 mi	Guiyang	$559
169 km or 105 mi	Zunyi	$554
174 km or 108 mi	Yibin	$590
177 km or 110 mi	Luzhou	$613
227 km or 141 mi	Longchang	$593
233 km or 145 mi	Zigong	$584
248 km or 154 mi	Qujing	$634
249 km or 155 mi	Xingyi	$571
249 km or 155 mi	Duyun	$546
255 km or 158 mi	Neijiang	$652
277 km or 172 mi	Chongqing	$634
295 km or 183 mi	Leshan	$554
304 km or 189 mi	Xichang	$580
310 km or 193 mi	Emeishan	$540
320 km or 199 mi	Ziyang	$592
337 km or 210 mi	Meishan	$590
351 km or 218 mi	Jianyang	$580
358 km or 222 mi	Suining	$579
360 km or 223 mi	Kunming	$656
363 km or 225 mi	Panzhihua	$603
372 km or 231 mi	Huaying	$553
373 km or 232 mi	Ya'an	$573
376 km or 233 mi	Guang'an	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Tongren	$573
389 km or 242 mi	Qionglai	$572
392 km or 244 mi	Chengdu	$623
396 km or 246 mi	Nanchong	$526
397 km or 247 mi	Shehong	$546
401 km or 249 mi	Baise	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Chongzhou	$581
403 km or 250 mi	Hechi	$575
420 km or 261 mi	Guanghan	$554
428 km or 266 mi	Yuxi	$611
430 km or 267 mi	Pengzhou	$572
434 km or 270 mi	Deyang	$549
439 km or 273 mi	Shifang	$540