Al Ain vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$900
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
38
96
😀 Quality of life
82
77
🏙️ Population
767K
18.7M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 85% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4139th and 6854th ($1455 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 562nd and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Guangzhou

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Al Ain Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$19408

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$2133
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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
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$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
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
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$627
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$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711