Al Ain vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$612
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$883
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
94
😀 Quality of life
79
73
🏙️ Population
767K
20.9M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 76% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 4616th and 7269th ($1132 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 496th and 1633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$3.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$18347

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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
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$1164
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$1126
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$758
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$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
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$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
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$1285
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$1375
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$890
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$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
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$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
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$822
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$844
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$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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$611
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$608
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$594
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$578
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$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
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$646
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$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
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$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587