Al Ain vs Almaty - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Almaty
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$612
$585
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1164
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$54.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$713
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
37
50
😀 Quality of life
79
64
🏙️ Population
767K
1.92M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 8% more expensive than in Almaty. Cities ranked 4616th and 4975th ($1132 vs $1051) 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 3.3 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 496th and 4635th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Almaty
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$64.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$2027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$1411
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$6.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$6.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$289
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$10418

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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$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
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$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
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$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
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$822
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$844
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$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
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Distance City Cost of living
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$935
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$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
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$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735