Al Ain vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$1441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$3510
🏠 One person rent
$900
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$260
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
38
74
😀 Quality of life
82
63
🏙️ Population
767K
2.42M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 1% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 4139th and 4177th ($1455 vs $1441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Beirut. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 562nd and 5483rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Beirut

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Al Ain Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$4.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$4.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$406
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$1356
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$3695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$1988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$5.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$75.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$8983

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$1355
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$1791
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$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
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$1193
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$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
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$530
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$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
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$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
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$1218
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$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
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$1059
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$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
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$717
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$816
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$459
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$517

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$1204
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$1093
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$927
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$841
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$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
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$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
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$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
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$2230
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$2245
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$2129
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$2214
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$1918
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$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
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$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347