Al Ain vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Al Ain	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1132	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2470	$1910
🏠 One person rent	$612	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.2	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3750	$643
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	37	24
😀 Quality of life	79	41
🏙️ Population	767K	7.82M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 52% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4616th and 6604th ($1132 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 496th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.1	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.3	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$381	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$122	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.75%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11243	$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6743	$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.54	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.5	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.3	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8033	$14498

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1191
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2229
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1612
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$1841
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$787
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1164
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1126
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1872
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1810
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$779
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$798
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$573
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1285
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1375
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$890
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1327
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$604
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$672
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$544
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$959
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1005
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$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
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$621
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$606
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$822
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$844
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$561
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$575

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$621
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1400
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$604
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$746
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$541
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$668
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$584
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$640
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$532
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$801
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$660
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$599
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$563
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$554
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$608
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$599
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$613
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$585
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$583
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$640
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$579
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$610
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$601
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$651
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$532
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$589
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$550
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$543