Al Ain vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$1862
🏠 One person rent
$889
$369
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
37
94
😀 Quality of life
64
55
🏙️ Population
767K
10M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 85% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 2952nd and 6256th ($1449 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 34th 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 1.1 months in Changsha. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Changsha ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 4608th and 5918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$4.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$31.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$2376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$1507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$24038

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$1096
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$1924
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1343
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1129
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1245
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$824
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$705
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$687
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$781
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$738
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$680
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$696
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$729
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$745
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$682
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$743
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$661
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$673
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$742
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$654
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$663
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$764
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$673
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$648
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$682
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$661
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$706
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$746
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$749
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$639
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$704
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$672
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$690
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$775
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$655
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$679
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$674
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$642
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$665
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$705
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$738
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$678
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$667
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$759
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$666
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$663