Al Ain vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$612
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$720
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
37
24
😀 Quality of life
79
43
🏙️ Population
767K
6.56M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 96% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4616th and 7871st ($1132 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 396th 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 496th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$11076

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$1191
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$2229
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586