Al Ain vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Al Ain Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1875
🏠 One person rent
$612
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$353
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$967
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
79
73
🏙️ Population
767K
9.5M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 97% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4616th and 7900th ($1132 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 401st 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.7 months in Foshan. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 496th and 1721st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Al Ain vs Foshan infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Al Ain vs Foshan

Prices for goods and services in Al Ain and Foshan are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Al Ain Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$23979

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Al Ain

Distance City Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi Fujairah
$1191
126 km or 78 mi Dubai
$2229
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638