Al Ain vs Almaty - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Almaty
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$2459
🏠 One person rent
$900
$531
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$940
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
38
52
😀 Quality of life
82
70
🏙️ Population
767K
2.23M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 43% more expensive than in Almaty. Cities ranked 4139th and 5468th ($1455 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.8 months in Almaty. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Almaty ranked 1st in Kazakhstan, while ranked 562nd and 3901st among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Almaty
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$8.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$1197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
20.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$2197
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$1284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$7.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$65.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$10616

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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
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$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
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$1059
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$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
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$717
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$816
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$459
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Distance City Cost of living
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$899
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$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
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$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712