Al Ain vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$900
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$365
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$1086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
38
90
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
767K
10M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 134% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4139th and 7795th ($1455 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 196th 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 1.7 months in Changsha. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Changsha ranked 18th in China, while ranked 562nd and 2894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Changsha

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Al Ain Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$422
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$48.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$2530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$9728

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$1173
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$2470
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1543
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2356
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$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
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554