Al Ain vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$903
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
81
😀 Quality of life
84
74
🏙️ Population
767K
13.9M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 120% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4207th and 7496th ($1457 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 93rd 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.6 months in Tianjin. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 505th and 2445th 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
$9.72
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$19275

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$2420
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$2183
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$2070
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$1148
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$1373
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$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1037
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$813
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$825
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$565

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$656
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$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
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$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
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$547