Al Ain vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$442
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$957
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	38	88
😀 Quality of life	75	72
🏙️ Population	767K	32.1M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 191% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 2271st and 7340th ($1844 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 1000th and 1675th 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	$9.12	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$26796

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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 Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539