Al Ain vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$903
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
38
68
😀 Quality of life
84
68
🏙️ Population
767K
12.6M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 185% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4207th and 8643rd ($1457 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 505th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Zhengzhou

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Al Ain Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$21713

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$1373
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$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
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$1135
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$635
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$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
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$575
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$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
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$1109
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$1309
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$541
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$1192
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$545
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$627
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$563
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$931
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$1037
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$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
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$813
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$825
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$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
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Distance City Cost of living
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$516
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$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
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$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
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$596
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$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
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$540
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$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556