Al Ain vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$889
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
37
23
😀 Quality of life
64
43
🏙️ Population
767K
7.82M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 86% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 2952nd and 6271st ($1449 vs $778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 38th 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 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shangqiu ranked 233rd in China, while ranked 4608th and 6760th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$5234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$3197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$3.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$18031

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$1096
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$1924
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$1343
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$1129
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$1967
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$1020
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$1362
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$1261
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$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1245
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$824
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$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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Distance City Cost of living
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$680
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$1512
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$701
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$672
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$719
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$681
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$786
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$678
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$668
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$690
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$670
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$748
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$690
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$772
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$823
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$681
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$667
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$677
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$655
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$666
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$686
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$662
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$562
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$714
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$691
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$681
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$671
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$671
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$666
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$686
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$559
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$759
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$675
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$723
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$720
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$669
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$652
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$649
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$671
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$671