Al Ain vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Al Ain	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$1932
🏠 One person rent	$560	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$1195	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$317	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.7	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3674	$864
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	37	95
😀 Quality of life	79	70
🏙️ Population	767K	9.5M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 74% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 5284th and 7753rd ($1050 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 600th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Foshan

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	Al Ain	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.15	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$460	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$820	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.9	$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.73%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.68	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.7	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$665	$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6250	$24357

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1232
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2309
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1503
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2084
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$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

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660