Al Ain vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$612
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$1455
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
767K
24.9M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 5% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4616th and 4461st ($1132 vs $1190) 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 496th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$28143

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$1810
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$779
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$798
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$573
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$1375
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$890
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$1327
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$604
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$672
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$544
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$959
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$1005
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$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
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$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
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$844
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$561
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$1074
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$731
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$771
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$763
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$1020
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$596
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$682
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$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
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$755
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$707
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$713
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$682
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$831
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$665
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$679
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$694
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$625
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$707
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$625
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$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
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$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
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$725
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$696
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$617
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$719
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$789
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$652
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$740