Al Ain vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$903
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
38
53
😀 Quality of life
84
71
🏙️ Population
767K
9.4M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 117% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4207th and 7431st ($1457 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 505th and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Ningbo

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Al Ain Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$15051

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$2420
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$1473
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$2183
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$1148
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$1373
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$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1037
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$813
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$825
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$565

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Distance City Cost of living
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$584
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$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525