Al Ain vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$612
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$1117
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
37
97
😀 Quality of life
79
75
🏙️ Population
767K
18.7M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 53% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4616th and 6607th ($1132 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 496th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.81
🧅 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
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$18235

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$1191
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620