Al Ain vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$900
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
81
😀 Quality of life
82
74
🏙️ Population
767K
13.9M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 113% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4139th and 7400th ($1455 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 83rd 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 Tianjin. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 562nd and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Tianjin

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Al Ain Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.65
🥤 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
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$16559

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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
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
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$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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$672
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$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
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$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
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$546