Al Ain vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3246
$1953
🏠 One person rent
$889
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3712
$767
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
38
20
😀 Quality of life
82
46
🏙️ Population
767K
6.44M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 123% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4123rd and 7433rd ($1449 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 94th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 588th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.58
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.42
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.14
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.3
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1226
$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.17
$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.23
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$602
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5433
$28686

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$1228
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$2514
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$1419
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2521
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$792
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1078
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1081
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1849
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1770
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$573
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$530
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$568
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1201
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1237
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$529
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1230
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$534
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$624
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$557
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$908
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1008
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$873
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$553
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$930
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$604
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$530
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$453
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$477
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$503
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$808
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$817
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$463
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$545

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$578
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$600
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$586
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$604
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$436
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$620
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$589
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$586
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$696
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$671
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$526
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$672
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$604
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$532
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$616
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$628
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$617
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$637
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$753
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$700
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$629
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$567
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$598
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$659
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$826
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$628
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$592
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$642
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$593
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$740
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$666
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$672
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$660
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$631
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$638
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$671
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$634
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$618
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$620