Al Ain vs Alexandria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Alexandria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1302
🏠 One person rent
$612
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$351
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$44
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$149
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
36 km
🎓 Higher education
37
49
😀 Quality of life
79
51
🏙️ Population
767K
4.87M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 129% more expensive than in Alexandria. Cities ranked 4616th and 8536th ($1132 vs $495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 6th in the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.3 months in Alexandria. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Alexandria ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 496th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Alexandria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$6.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$2.95
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$15.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$24
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
16.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$3.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$1.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$1.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$86.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$3745

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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
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$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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$449
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$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
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$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
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$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212