Al Ain vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$560
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$738
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
37
69
😀 Quality of life
79
69
🏙️ Population
767K
10.5M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 55% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 5284th and 7055th ($1050 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 600th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$21927

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$1232
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$2309
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$1503
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$2084
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$1802
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$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
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623