Al Ain vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1689
🏠 One person rent
$900
$247
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$424
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
38
17
😀 Quality of life
82
44
🏙️ Population
767K
7.82M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 138% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4139th and 7879th ($1455 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 222nd 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 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 562nd and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$19212

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$1173
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$2470
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$1543
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$2356
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$2133
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$1170
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$1355
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$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
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$588
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$811
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$595
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$555
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$457
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$575
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$610
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$583
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$567
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$565
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$531
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$605
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$585
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$589
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$613
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$487
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$504
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$514
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$519
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$573
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$557
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$491
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$523
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$484
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$533
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$516
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$502
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$520
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$520
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$590
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$599
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$562
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$508
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$523
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$521
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$560
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$492
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$522