Al Ain vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1844
$1841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5338
$4103
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$1100
🏘️ Family rent
$3717
$1762
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$452
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3607
$2025
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
38
98
😀 Quality of life
75
87
🏙️ Population
767K
1.7M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 0.2% more expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 2271st and 2276th ($1844 vs $1841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Spain, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1.1 months in Barcelona. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 1000th and 270th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$4.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$1176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4401
$2073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3318
$1446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.33%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2055
$5914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$8.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$640
$635
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3802
$13290

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$1239
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$2379
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$1494
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$2240
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$1828
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$1196
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$1540
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
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$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

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$1434
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$1389
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$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
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$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
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$1269
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$1089
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$1076
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$1237
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$1217
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$1539
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$1338
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$1235
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$1601
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$1592
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$1197
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$1275
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$1696
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$1435
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$1093
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$1071
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$1233
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$1470
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$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
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$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
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$1499
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$1101
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$1369
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$1220
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$2528
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$1472
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$1296
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$1522