Al Ain vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Al Ain	Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$1542
🏠 One person rent	$560	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$1195	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$317	$203
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.7	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3674	$1210
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	37	74
😀 Quality of life	79	68
🏙️ Population	767K	12.3M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 82% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 5284th and 8023rd ($1050 vs $578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and India, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 2.1 months in Bangalore. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bangalore ranked 1st in India, while ranked 600th and 3393rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Bangalore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.15	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$460	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$820	$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.9	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.73%	9.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$2433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$1377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.68	$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$2.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.7	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$665	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6250	$3497

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1232
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2309
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1503
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2084
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$786
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$994
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1110
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1810
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1719
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$687
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$561
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$547
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1218
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1267
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$556
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1226
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$520
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$639
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$531
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$870
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$989
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$878
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$928
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$467
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$546
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$548
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$541
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$537
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$831
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$806
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$489
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$577

Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$378
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$337
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$325
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$330
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$243
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$308
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$338
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$307
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$306
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$329
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$380
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$340
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$346
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$325
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$352
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$310
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$287
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$304
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$350
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$279
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$433
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$334
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$289
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$433
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$382
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$572
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$298
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$351
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$355
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$368
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$394
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$351
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$357
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$316
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373