Al Ain vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$612
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$658
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
37
17
😀 Quality of life
79
41
🏙️ Population
767K
9.03M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 94% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4616th and 7809th ($1132 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 496th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$2.38
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$13369

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$1191
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$2229
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532