Al Ain vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1727
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$504
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$796
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	38	95
😀 Quality of life	75	68
🏙️ Population	767K	10M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 220% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 2271st and 7932nd ($1844 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 335th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Changsha ranked 21st in China, while ranked 1000th and 3100th 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	$9.12	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$8619

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558