Al Ain vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$560
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$890
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
37
87
😀 Quality of life
79
72
🏙️ Population
767K
32.1M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 58% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 5284th and 7185th ($1050 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 146th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.3 months in Chongqing. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 600th and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Chongqing

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Al Ain Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$27717

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1232
126 km or 78 mi Dubai
$2309
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1503
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2084
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556