Al Ain vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$725
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	60
😀 Quality of life	75	53
🏙️ Population	767K	9.4M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 160% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 2271st and 6849th ($1844 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 51st 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 months in Al Ain compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 1000th and 6084th 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	$9.12	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$12465

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522