Al Ain vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$2011
🏠 One person rent
$889
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$571
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$853
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
37
23
😀 Quality of life
64
43
🏙️ Population
767K
6.56M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 90% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 2952nd and 6330th ($1449 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 46th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shaoyang ranked 222nd in China, while ranked 4608th and 6731st among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$4613
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$2859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$4.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$4.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$16203

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$1096
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$1924
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1343
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1129
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1245
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$824
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$654
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$682
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$729
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$749
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$673
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$660
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$738
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$705
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$687
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$738
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$781
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$785
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$742
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$680
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$652
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$775
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$690
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$718
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$696
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$648
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$745
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$656
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$663
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$743
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$700
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$661
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$672
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$701
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$682
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$673
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$746
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$655
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$704
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$661
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$788
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$679
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$721
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$669
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$639