Al Ain vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Al Ain	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1132	$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2470	$2070
🏠 One person rent	$612	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$526
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.2	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3750	$724
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	37	20
😀 Quality of life	79	43
🏙️ Population	767K	6.49M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 57% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4616th and 6691st ($1132 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 70th 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 1 months in Shangrao. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 496th and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.1	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.3	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$381	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$122	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.75%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11243	$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6743	$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.54	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.5	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.3	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8033	$20642

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$643
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$655
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$644
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$677
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$713
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$620
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$811
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$741
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$678
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$538
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$725
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$708
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$694
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$700
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$720
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$787
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$744
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$728
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$671
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$647
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$789
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$831
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$664
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$687
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$707
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$581
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$755
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$898
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$613
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$735
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$699
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$669
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$697
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$675
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$587
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$696