Al Ain vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$900
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
38
21
😀 Quality of life
82
46
🏙️ Population
767K
6.56M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 141% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4139th and 7943rd ($1455 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 243rd 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 562nd and 7142nd 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
$10
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$13867

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$1173
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$2470
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1543
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2356
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619