Al Ain vs Almaty - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Almaty
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$881
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$2223
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$873
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$673
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	38	51
😀 Quality of life	75	66
🏙️ Population	767K	2.23M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 109% more expensive than in Almaty. Cities ranked 2271st and 6143rd ($1844 vs $881) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 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 1000th and 4016th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Almaty
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$7.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$6.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	18.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$6.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$12609

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Almaty

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kaskelen	$785
68 km or 42 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$652
72 km or 45 mi	Kapchagay	$749
139 km or 86 mi	Tokmok	$667
171 km or 107 mi	Kant	$674
194 km or 121 mi	Bishkek	$713
215 km or 134 mi	Naryn	$637
229 km or 142 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
357 km or 222 mi	Toktogul	$607
360 km or 224 mi	Aksu	$610
363 km or 226 mi	Yining	$543
389 km or 242 mi	Talas	$623
398 km or 247 mi	Artux	$619
413 km or 256 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
427 km or 265 mi	Balkhash	$624
429 km or 267 mi	Kashgar	$634
451 km or 280 mi	Taraz	$441
452 km or 281 mi	Bole	$531
455 km or 283 mi	Osh	$477
471 km or 293 mi	Andijan	$430
472 km or 293 mi	Aral	$601
499 km or 310 mi	Namangan	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Margilan	$591
530 km or 329 mi	Fergana	$626
605 km or 376 mi	Shymkent	$569
631 km or 392 mi	Konibodom	$613
633 km or 393 mi	Chirchiq	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Tacheng	$512
637 km or 396 mi	Wusu	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Kuytun	$571
664 km or 413 mi	Tashkent	$853
670 km or 417 mi	Istiklol	$613
679 km or 422 mi	Kentau	$501
683 km or 424 mi	Ghafurov	$614
684 km or 425 mi	Karamay	$460
685 km or 425 mi	Buston	$615
688 km or 427 mi	Khujand	$623
701 km or 435 mi	Turkistan	$512
731 km or 454 mi	Hotan	$627
742 km or 461 mi	Shihezi	$662