Al Ain vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1844
$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5338
$2566
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$3717
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$67.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3607
$1247
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
77
😀 Quality of life
75
79
🏙️ Population
767K
1.72M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 87% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 2271st and 5565th ($1844 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Romania, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1.3 months in Bucharest. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 1000th and 645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4401
$999
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3318
$658
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$9.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.33%
7.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2055
$3094
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$1793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$5.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$640
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3802
$11573

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$585
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$547
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$518
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$1280
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$548
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$1243
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$514
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$605
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$515
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$1068
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$1056
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$804
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$897
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$589
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$901
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$464
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$507
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$563
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$551
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$546
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$729
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$696
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$622
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$938
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$731
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$770
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$594
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$680
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$702
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$752
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$741
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$848
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$598
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$786
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$631
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$892
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$1002
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$546
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$837
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