Al Ain vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$1152
🏠 One person rent	$889	$189
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$185
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	38	84
😀 Quality of life	82	60
🏙️ Population	767K	9.61M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 207% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 4123rd and 8802nd ($1449 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 588th and 5895th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.58	$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$26.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$7.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$2.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$9.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$3.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$39.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$96.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$2311

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1228
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2514
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1419
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2521
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$792
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1078
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1081
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1849
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1770
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$573
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$530
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$568
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1201
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1237
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$529
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1230
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$534
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$624
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$557
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$908
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1008
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$873
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$553
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$930
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$530
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$453
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$477
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$503
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$808
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$817
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$463
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$545

Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$410
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$422
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$395
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$336
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$354
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$345
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$287
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$334
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$356
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$288
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$326
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$276
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$274
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$330
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$331
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$306
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$384
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$348
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$271
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$695
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1867
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1951
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1957
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$517
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1734
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1645
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1879
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$782
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1993
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1910
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$354
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2064
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$398
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1021
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1947