Al Ain vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$889
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
37
68
😀 Quality of life
64
56
🏙️ Population
767K
10.5M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 90% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 2952nd and 6335th ($1449 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 47th 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 months in Dongguan. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dongguan ranked 26th in China, while ranked 4608th and 5800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
4.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$4995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$2.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$69.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$8907

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$1924
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$1343
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$1129
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$1967
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$1020
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$1362
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
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$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1245
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$824
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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Distance City Cost of living
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$863
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$1079
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$648
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$757
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$612
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$702
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$686
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2380
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2884
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1610
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$730
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$692
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$668
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$724
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$709
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$716
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$701
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$718
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$656
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$702
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$721
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$700
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$760
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$732
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$661
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$1049
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$775
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$689
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$516
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$788
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$717
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$658
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$689
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$697
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$744
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$749
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$673
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$679
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$705