Al Ain vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$723
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	85
😀 Quality of life	75	68
🏙️ Population	767K	9.07M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 242% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 2271st and 8334th ($1844 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 1000th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Shenyang

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	Al Ain	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$24404

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500