Al Ain vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$1803
🏠 One person rent
$889
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$447
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$74.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$868
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
64
58
🏙️ Population
767K
9.5M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 124% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 2952nd and 7300th ($1449 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 486th 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 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Foshan ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 4608th and 5593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$4.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.09
🥤 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
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$5675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$2314
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$4.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$3.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$59.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$25493

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$1096
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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
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$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
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$863
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$702
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$612
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$762
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$724
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$730
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$668
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$686
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1610
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$716
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$1079
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$757
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2380
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2884
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$718
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$692
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$721
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$701
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$656
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$700
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$709
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$689
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$516
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$717
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$775
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$702
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$732
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$760
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$658
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$697
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$788
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$661
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$1049
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$705
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$679
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$749
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$673
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$597
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$697