Al Ain vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$1272
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$3097
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$1082
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$1094
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	38	90
😀 Quality of life	75	78
🏙️ Population	767K	643K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 45% more expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 2271st and 4281st ($1844 vs $1272) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in the United Arab Emirates and Greece, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.9 months in Athens. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Athens ranked 1st in Greece, while ranked 1000th and 656th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Athens

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	Al Ain	Athens
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$56.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$5.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$1040
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$3265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$3075
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$5.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$49
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$9915

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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 Athens

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Kallithea	$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi	Peristeri	$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi	Piraeus	$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Nikaia	$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi	Glyfada	$1437
15 km or 9 mi	Kifissia	$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi	Voula	$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
16 km or 10 mi	Eleusis	$1022
20 km or 12 mi	Salamina	$967
55 km or 34 mi	Chalcis	$980
69 km or 43 mi	Corinth	$955
129 km or 80 mi	Tripoli	$990
151 km or 94 mi	Lamia	$836
154 km or 96 mi	Mykonos	$1838
168 km or 104 mi	Volos	$981
176 km or 109 mi	Patras	$1011
178 km or 111 mi	Kalamata	$1033
214 km or 133 mi	Agrinio	$900
216 km or 134 mi	Chios	$1099
216 km or 134 mi	Larissa	$1030
219 km or 136 mi	Karditsa	$1012
231 km or 143 mi	Santorini	$1659
243 km or 151 mi	Trikala	$1015
275 km or 171 mi	Mytilene	$934
275 km or 171 mi	Katerini	$973
275 km or 171 mi	Chania	$1131
298 km or 185 mi	Rethymno	$1052
302 km or 188 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
303 km or 188 mi	Izmir	$909
307 km or 191 mi	Kozani	$943
311 km or 193 mi	Ioannina	$930
311 km or 193 mi	Kusadasi	$764
311 km or 193 mi	Veria	$1027
315 km or 196 mi	Crete	$1150