Al Ain vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1844
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5338
$2065
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$3717
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3607
$800
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
38
20
😀 Quality of life
75
41
🏙️ Population
767K
6.44M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 175% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 2271st and 7052nd ($1844 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 74th 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 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 210th in China, while ranked 1000th and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4401
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3318
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.33%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2055
$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$51
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$640
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3802
$31722

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$1239
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$2379
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1494
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2240
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$780
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$967
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1090
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1779
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1709
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$585
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$547
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$518
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1223
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1280
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1243
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$514
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$605
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$515
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$1068
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1056
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$897
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$589
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$901
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$464
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$507
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$563
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$551
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$546
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$557
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$829
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$809
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$529
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$573

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$598
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$601
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$616
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$621
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$642
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$585
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$587
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$682
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$506
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$677
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$637
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$555
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$603
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$648
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$611
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$642
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$726
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$681
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$632
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$576
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$613
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$672
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$805
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$669
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$600
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$650
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$564
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$716
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$691
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$600
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$671
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$670
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$645
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$679
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$625
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$590
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$621