Al Ain vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$612
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$627
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
78
😀 Quality of life
79
67
🏙️ Population
767K
12.6M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 124% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4616th and 8471st ($1132 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 532nd 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 496th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$4818

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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$1936
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$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617