Al Ain vs Antwerp - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Antwerp
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$1640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$3817
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$832
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$1320
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$2545
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	87
😀 Quality of life	75	89
🏙️ Population	767K	529K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 12% more expensive than in Antwerp. Cities ranked 2271st and 2896th ($1844 vs $1640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in the United Arab Emirates and Belgium, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1.6 months in Antwerp. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Antwerp ranked 2nd in Belgium, while ranked 1000th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Antwerp

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	Al Ain	Antwerp
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$88.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$794
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$1346
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$4167
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$3351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$12170

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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 Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1523
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1541
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1556
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1318
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1421
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1599
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1362
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1663
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$1816
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1542
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1683
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1692
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1486
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2001
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$1739
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1618
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1560
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1559
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1515
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1626
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1788