Al Ain vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$4780
🏠 One person rent
$560
$1120
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$1989
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$598
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$3047
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
96
😀 Quality of life
79
89
🏙️ Population
767K
196K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 46% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 5284th and 1988th ($1050 vs $1958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.5 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 600th and 173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$5.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1032
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$4722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$4382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$3.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$23380

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$1232
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$2309
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1503
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2084
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$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
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762