Al Ain vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$560
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$1129
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
91
😀 Quality of life
79
71
🏙️ Population
767K
11.9M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 24% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 5284th and 6287th ($1050 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 22nd 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 600th and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$22679

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$1603
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$1630
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$786
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$994
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$1110
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$728
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$1810
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$1719
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$687
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$561
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$547
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$1218
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$1267
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$556
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$1226
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$520
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$639
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$531
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$870
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$989
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$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
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$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
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$831
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$806
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$489
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$577

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$742
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$706
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$585
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$698
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$708
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$703
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$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
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$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
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$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
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$749
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$771
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$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
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$718
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$1028
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$729
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$702
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$676
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$685
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$612
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$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
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$674
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$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
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$629
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$738
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$538
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$748
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$712
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$674
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$774