Al Ain vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$900
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$922
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
84
😀 Quality of life
82
72
🏙️ Population
767K
11.9M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 62% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4139th and 6257th ($1455 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 17th 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 months in Hangzhou. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 562nd and 3005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Hangzhou

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Al Ain Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$25159

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$1173
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$2470
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$1543
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$2356
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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
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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$670
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$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
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$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
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$789