Al Ain vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$903
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
38
21
😀 Quality of life
84
46
🏙️ Population
767K
6.56M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 142% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4207th and 7929th ($1457 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 213th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 505th and 7123rd 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
$9.72
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$11939

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$1214
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$2420
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$1473
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2183
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
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$1148
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1037
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$813
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$825
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$565

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615