Al Ain vs Baltimore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Baltimore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$2287
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$5428
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$1367
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$2370
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$4207
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	97
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	767K	586K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 19% less expensive than in Baltimore. Cities ranked 2271st and 1182nd ($1844 vs $2287) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1076th in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1.8 months in Baltimore. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Baltimore ranked 24th in the United States, while ranked 1000th and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Baltimore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$6.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$2801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$1959
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$2120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$7.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$1264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$22681

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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 Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149