Al Ain vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$2016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$4617
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$1227
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$2041
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$503
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$3747
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	66
😀 Quality of life	75	97
🏙️ Population	767K	2.71M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 9% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 2271st and 1792nd ($1844 vs $2016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in the United Arab Emirates and Australia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 1000th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Brisbane

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	Al Ain	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1015
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$2386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$1744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$48.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$7172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$7949

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$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

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645