Al Ain vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$2470
🏠 One person rent
$889
$404
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$784
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$1066
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
89
😀 Quality of life
64
73
🏙️ Population
767K
11.9M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 63% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 2952nd and 5929th ($1449 vs $891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 13th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hangzhou ranked 8th in China, while ranked 4608th and 1540th 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
$9.76
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$950
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$7944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$4434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$5.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$73.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$20805

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$1924
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$1343
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$1129
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$1967
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$1020
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$1362
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$1261
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$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1245
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$824
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$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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$726
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$776
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$726
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$662
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$650
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$655
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1099
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$685
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$849
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$882
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$672
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$852
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$701
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$729
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1379
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$667
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$693
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$754
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$778
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$678
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$684
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$680
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$686
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$514
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$665
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$770
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$674
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$952
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$674
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$832
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$666
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$681
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$652
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$677
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$573
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$700
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$686
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$683
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$811