Al Ain vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$889	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$889
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	53
😀 Quality of life	82	70
🏙️ Population	767K	8.78M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 133% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4123rd and 7641st ($1449 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 138th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 588th and 4086th 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	$9.58	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$9321

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941