Al Ain vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$903
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
38
96
😀 Quality of life
84
74
🏙️ Population
767K
18.7M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 86% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4207th and 6835th ($1457 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 505th and 2285th 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
$9.72
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$16938

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$1214
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$2420
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$1473
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$2183
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$2070
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$1148
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$1373
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$1710
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$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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$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
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$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694