Al Ain vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$994
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2947
🏠 One person rent
$560
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$1110
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$301
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$723
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
37
89
😀 Quality of life
79
74
🏙️ Population
767K
5.68M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 6% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 5284th and 5738th ($1050 vs $994) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Thailand, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Bangkok. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 600th and 1355th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$6.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$3.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$568
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$829
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$63
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$5850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$2650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$22.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$19.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$4.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$40.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$662
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$13758

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$786
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$1110
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$728
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$1810
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$1719
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$687
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$561
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$547
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$1218
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$1267
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$556
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$1226
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$520
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$639
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$531
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$870
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$989
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$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
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$548
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$541
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$537
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$831
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$806
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$489
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$564
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$800
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$773
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$703
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$697
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$533
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$559
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$608
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$564
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$763
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$555
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$754
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$745
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