Al Ain vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$709
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	38	24
😀 Quality of life	75	39
🏙️ Population	767K	6.56M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 211% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2271st and 7740th ($1844 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 1000th and 7044th 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	$9.12	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$11393

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600