Al Ain vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1438
🏠 One person rent
$612
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$820
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
79
70
🏙️ Population
767K
10M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 113% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4616th and 8258th ($1132 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 496th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.5 months in Changsha. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 496th and 2707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$0.97
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$2091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$5529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$5569

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$1191
126 km or 78 mi Dubai
$2229
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574