Al Ain vs Bali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Bali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$3239
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$845
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$1978
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$298
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	38	37
😀 Quality of life	75	57
🏙️ Population	767K	4.36M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 46% more expensive than in Bali. Cities ranked 2271st and 4297th ($1844 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Bali. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bali ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 1000th and 5664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Bali

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	Al Ain	Bali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$3.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$736
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$3111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$1570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$49
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	12.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1668
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$8.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$3.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$21.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$81
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$19.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$8096

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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 Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$845
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$497
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$355
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$614
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$510
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$365
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$410
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$549
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$505
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$453
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$464
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$486
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$597
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$417
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$421
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$493
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$471
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$474
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$480
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$508
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$490
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$521
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$545
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$522
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$500
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$606
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$563
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$506
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$518
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$580
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$513
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$385
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$701
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$536