Al Ain vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$903
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
38
17
😀 Quality of life
84
44
🏙️ Population
767K
7.82M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 142% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4207th and 7914th ($1457 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 207th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 505th and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Shangqiu

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Al Ain Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$16802

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$2420
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$1473
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$2183
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$1148
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$1373
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1037
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$813
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$825
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$565

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518