Al Ain vs Almaty - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Almaty
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2404
🏠 One person rent
$560
$499
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$985
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$58.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$687
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
37
50
😀 Quality of life
79
65
🏙️ Population
767K
1.92M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 12% more expensive than in Almaty. Cities ranked 5284th and 6015th ($1050 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.5 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 600th and 4176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Almaty
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$8.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$6.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$823
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
17.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$1875
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$1258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$7.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$5.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$85.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$11033

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$2309
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$1503
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$1802
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$1768
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$1603
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$1630
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$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
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$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
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$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687