Al Ain vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$900
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
38
65
😀 Quality of life
82
74
🏙️ Population
767K
12.7M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 82% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4139th and 6776th ($1455 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 562nd and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Suzhou

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Al Ain Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$20341

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$2470
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$2133
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$1170
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$1355
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$1791
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$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
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$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
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$816
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$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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$726
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$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
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$571
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$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635