Al Ain vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$903
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
38
67
😀 Quality of life
84
71
🏙️ Population
767K
10.5M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 119% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4207th and 7469th ($1457 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 89th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 505th and 3662nd 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
$9.72
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$22205

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$1148
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$1373
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$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
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$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
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$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1037
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$813
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$825
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$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$565

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Distance City Cost of living
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$782
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$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
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$533
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$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
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$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608