Al Ain vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$612
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$608
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
37
71
😀 Quality of life
79
63
🏙️ Population
767K
10.6M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 133% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 4616th and 8597th ($1132 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 496th and 4919th 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
$8.1
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1191
126 km or 78 mi Dubai
$2229
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$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
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$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
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733