Al Ain vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1531
🏠 One person rent
$900
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$372
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$937
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
38
63
😀 Quality of life
82
56
🏙️ Population
767K
9.07M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 140% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 4139th and 7925th ($1455 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 235th 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 1.5 months in Changchun. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Changchun ranked 59th in China, while ranked 562nd and 6274th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Changchun

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Al Ain Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$25.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$1771
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$2826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$7.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$4.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$2.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$8890

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$1173
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$2470
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$1543
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$2356
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$2133
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
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$1355
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$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
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$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
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$491
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$603
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$559
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$575
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$549
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$551
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$550
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$640
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$604
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$549
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$554
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$569
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$552
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$610
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$629
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$548
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$549
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$713
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$579
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$555
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$674
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$499
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$573
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$564
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$629
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$599
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$532
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$612
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$653
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$567
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$662
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$474
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$537
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$529
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$712
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$519
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$549
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$572
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$594