Al Ain vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1387
🏠 One person rent
$900
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$339
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
38
58
😀 Quality of life
82
68
🏙️ Population
767K
10.6M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 180% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4139th and 8567th ($1455 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 492nd 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 562nd and 4412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Shijiazhuang

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Al Ain Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$35
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$5149

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Distance City Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi Fujairah
$1173
126 km or 78 mi Dubai
$2470
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1543
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2356
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$541
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$541
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$541
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$539
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$556
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$541
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$567
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$525
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$579
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$574
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$522
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$480
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$480
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$550
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$576
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$549
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$586
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$556
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$580
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$549
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$511
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$539
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$574
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$666
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$666
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$538
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$764
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$623
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$507
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$508
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$549
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$538
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$629
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$684
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$599
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$637
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$645
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$789
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$740