Al Ain vs Baku - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Baku
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1976
🏠 One person rent
$612
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$623
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$60.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$458
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
37
48
😀 Quality of life
79
59
🏙️ Population
767K
2.3M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 50% more expensive than in Baku. Cities ranked 4616th and 6560th ($1132 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Azerbaijan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Azerbaijan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Baku. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Baku ranked 1st in Azerbaijan, while ranked 496th and 5476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Baku
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$934
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
9.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1780
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$6.03
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$4.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$5.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$9.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$5868

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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
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$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$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
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$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
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$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
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$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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$685
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$553
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$612
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$471
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$561
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$531
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$419
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$546
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$823
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$475
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$884
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$772
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$878
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$530
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$497
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$547
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$627
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1148
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$622
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$719
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$734
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$645
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$451
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$833
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$968
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$1085
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$1187
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$692
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$690
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$595
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$990
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$691
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$386
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
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$778
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$497
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$519
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$434
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$861
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$616