Al Ain vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2943
🏠 One person rent
$560
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$1163
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$453
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
75
😀 Quality of life
79
61
🏙️ Population
767K
2.42M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 10% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 5284th and 4691st ($1050 vs $1165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Beirut. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 600th and 4996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$8.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$50.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$1699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$1315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$58.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$52.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$4334

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$1603
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$1630
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$786
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$994
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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
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
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$831
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$806
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$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
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$948
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$857
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$767
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$708
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$545
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$1604
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$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
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$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
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$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
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$1544
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$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
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$1617
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$1591
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$1582
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$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
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$1674
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$1664
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$1706
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$1614
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$462
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$630
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$1749
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$1708
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$1787
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$1758
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$1556
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$450
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$598
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$2045
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$427
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$1838