Al Ain vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$903
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$780
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
38
93
😀 Quality of life
84
72
🏙️ Population
767K
9.5M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 139% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4207th and 7844th ($1457 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 183rd 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 505th and 3253rd 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
$9.72
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$22493

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$1214
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$2420
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$1473
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$2183
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$1148
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$1373
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1037
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$813
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$825
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$565

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Distance City Cost of living
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$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664