Al Ain vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$2019
🏠 One person rent
$900
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$459
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$847
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
38
67
😀 Quality of life
82
71
🏙️ Population
767K
10.5M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 110% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4139th and 7308th ($1455 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 67th 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 562nd and 3241st 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
$10
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$5717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$4.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$496
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$25442

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$1355
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$1791
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$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
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$1218
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$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
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$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
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$816
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$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
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$785
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$995
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$627
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$638
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$873
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2396
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2663
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$801
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$777
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$858
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$954
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$793
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$908
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$766
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$600
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$828
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$778
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$473
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$682
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$474
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$612
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$739
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$802
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$797
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$758
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$751
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$824
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$705
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$714
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$528
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$702
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$648
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$602
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$601
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$620