Al Ain vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1823
🏠 One person rent
$900
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$798
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
38
93
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
767K
9.5M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 132% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4139th and 7755th ($1455 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 181st 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Foshan ranked 19th in China, while ranked 562nd and 2991st among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$1845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$5.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$22953

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$1170
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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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$873
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$548
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$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679