Al Ain vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$612
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$1524
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
96
😀 Quality of life
79
80
🏙️ Population
767K
17.5M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 21% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4616th and 5744th ($1132 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 16th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 496th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$24305

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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$1936
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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
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$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
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$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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$2410
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$2614
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$618
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$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
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$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
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$620
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$851
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$525
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$584