Al Ain vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3246
$2298
🏠 One person rent
$889
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3712
$882
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
91
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
767K
11.9M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 75% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4123rd and 6563rd ($1449 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 20th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 588th and 2980th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.58
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.42
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.14
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.3
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1226
$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.17
$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.23
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$602
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5433
$28925

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$2514
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$1419
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$1942
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$1183
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$1398
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$1730
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$792
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1078
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1081
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1849
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1770
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$573
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$530
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$568
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1201
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1237
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$529
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$1230
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$534
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$624
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$557
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$908
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1008
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$873
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$553
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$930
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$604
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$530
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$453
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$477
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$503
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$808
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$817
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$463
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$545

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$740
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$631
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$597
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$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
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$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
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$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
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$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753