Al Ain vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$560
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$1905
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
767K
24.9M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 8% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5284th and 4780th ($1050 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 600th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$31401

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$728
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$1810
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$1719
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$687
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$561
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$547
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$1218
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$1267
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$556
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$1226
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$520
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$639
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$531
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$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
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$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
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$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
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$831
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$806
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$489
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$1028
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$706
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$749
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$738
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$1020
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$585
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$661
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$718
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$620
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$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
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$742
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$702
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$729
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$674
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$843
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$665
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$676
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$690
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$629
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$698
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$630
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$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
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$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
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$699
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$617
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$702
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$771
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$648
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$774