Al Ain vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$900
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
38
14
😀 Quality of life
82
43
🏙️ Population
767K
9.03M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 138% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4139th and 7898th ($1455 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 226th 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 2.1 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 362nd in China, while ranked 562nd and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$18568

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$1173
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$1170
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$1355
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$1791
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$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
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$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531