Al Ain vs Amsterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Amsterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$2311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$4982
🏠 One person rent
$889
$1518
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$2324
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$3717
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
94
😀 Quality of life
64
94
🏙️ Population
767K
860K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 37% less expensive than in Amsterdam. Cities ranked 2952nd and 294th ($1449 vs $2311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.6 months in Amsterdam. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Amsterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 4608th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Amsterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$5.42
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$1272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
2.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$8970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$5663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$3.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$5.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$5.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$26.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$1599
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$11361

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$1362
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$1261
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$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1245
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
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$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
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$863
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$824
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$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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$1622
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$2226
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$1631
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1790
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1910
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1664
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$1887
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$1921
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1588
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1686
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1700
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$1531
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1655
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$1739
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1664
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1578
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1659
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$1799
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1658
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1656
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$1664
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1570
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1660
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1555
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1661
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1487
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1664
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1972
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1657
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$1670
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1650
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1492
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$1659
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1452
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1735
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1657
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$1797
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$1755