Al Ain vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$612
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$838
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
37
69
😀 Quality of life
79
71
🏙️ Population
767K
10.5M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 92% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4616th and 7769th ($1132 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 350th 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 Dongguan. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 496th and 2370th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Dongguan

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Al Ain Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$0.75
 Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$16599

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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$1936
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$1577
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$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
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$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
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611