Al Ain vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$3345
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$7700
🏠 One person rent
$612
$2257
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$3867
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$739
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$5860
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
79
92
🏙️ Population
767K
676K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 66% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 4616th and 35th ($1132 vs $3345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 30th in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.8 months in Boston. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Boston ranked 10th in the United States, while ranked 496th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$2636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$1919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$4850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$3294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$11687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$6831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$90.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$4.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$5.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$5.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$6.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$6.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$2399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$27937

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119 km or 74 mi Fujairah
$1191
126 km or 78 mi Dubai
$2229
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750