Al Ain vs Almaty - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Almaty
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3246
$2122
🏠 One person rent
$889
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$829
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3712
$656
😷 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 64% more expensive than in Almaty. Cities ranked 4123rd and 6307th ($1449 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Almaty. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Almaty ranked 1st in Kazakhstan, while ranked 588th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Almaty
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.58
$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.42
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.14
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$588
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.3
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
19.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$1678
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1226
$1048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.17
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.23
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$6.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$4.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$602
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5433
$9881

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$2514
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$1183
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$1398
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
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$792
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1078
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1081
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1849
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1770
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$573
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$530
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$568
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1201
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1237
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$529
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$1230
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$534
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$624
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$557
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$908
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1008
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$873
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$553
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$930
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$604
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$530
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$453
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$477
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$503
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$808
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$817
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$463
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
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Distance City Cost of living
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$787
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$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680