Al Ain vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$560
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$571
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
37
38
😀 Quality of life
79
43
🏙️ Population
767K
6.98M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 34% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5284th and 6518th ($1050 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 39th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 600th and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$20188

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$1232
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$2309
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1503
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2084
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601