Al Ain vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$560
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$764
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
20
😀 Quality of life
79
40
🏙️ Population
767K
6.44M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 47% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5284th and 6841st ($1050 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 76th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.1 months in Shangrao. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 600th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$19047

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$1232
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$2309
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$1503
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$2084
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$1802
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$1768
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
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$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694