Al Ain vs Athens - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Athens
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1287
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$3188
🏠 One person rent
$612
$633
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1164
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$442
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$1070
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
37
90
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
767K
664K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 12% less expensive than in Athens. Cities ranked 4616th and 4210th ($1132 vs $1287) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 8th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.8 months in Athens. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Athens ranked 1st in Greece, while ranked 496th and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Athens
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$49.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$9.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$5.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$3172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$3082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$7.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$10293

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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
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$758
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$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
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$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
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$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
$575

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$1239
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$1172
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$1334
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$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
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$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
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$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
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$1058
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$943
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$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
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$1012
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$1738
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$945
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$937
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$1047
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$1169
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$1015
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$1177
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$825
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$984
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$1098
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$647
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$1009
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$1144