Al Ain vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$900
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
38
49
😀 Quality of life
82
71
🏙️ Population
767K
8.78M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 124% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4139th and 7630th ($1455 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 562nd and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Quanzhou

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Al Ain Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$9745

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$1173
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$2470
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1543
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2356
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$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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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954