Al Ain vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$2030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$4894
🏠 One person rent
$900
$1166
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$1999
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$628
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$3313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
38
96
😀 Quality of life
82
91
🏙️ Population
767K
196K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 28% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 4139th and 1939th ($1455 vs $2030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Belgium, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 562nd and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Brussels

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Al Ain Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$1112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$903
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$2002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$1605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$5037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$4002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$9.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$19621

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$1173
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$2470
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1543
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2356
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$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
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834