Al Ain vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$1981
🏠 One person rent	$889	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$718
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$73.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$976
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	38	29
😀 Quality of life	82	49
🏙️ Population	767K	6.17M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 87% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 4123rd and 6772nd ($1449 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 30th 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 1.3 months in Maoming. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Maoming ranked 141st in China, while ranked 588th and 6717th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.58	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$619
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$27.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$42.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$4664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$2843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$2.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$5.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$9.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$41.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$424
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$16634

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1228
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2514
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1419
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2521
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$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
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$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

Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941