Al Ain vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$900
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
38
99
😀 Quality of life
82
76
🏙️ Population
767K
24.9M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 27% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4139th and 4880th ($1455 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 562nd and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Shanghai

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Al Ain Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$27610

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$620
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$2100
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$2015
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$530
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$494
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$526
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$1062
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$1340
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$497
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$1218
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$521
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$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
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$965
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$1059
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$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
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$717
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$816
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$459
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$1030
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$708
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$726
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$725
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$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
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$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
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$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
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$636
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$659
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$899
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$651
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$664
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$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
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$667
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$623
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$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
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$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
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$693
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$620
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$677
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$684
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$644
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