Al Ain vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Al Ain	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$560	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$1195	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$317	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.7	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3674	$727
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	37	24
😀 Quality of life	79	39
🏙️ Population	767K	6.56M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 72% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5284th and 7649th ($1050 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 600th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Shaoyang

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	Al Ain	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.15	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$460	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$820	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.9	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.73%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.68	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.7	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$665	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6250	$10066

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1232
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2309
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1503
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2084
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610