Al Ain vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1185
🏠 One person rent
$900
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$190
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
83
😀 Quality of life
82
63
🏙️ Population
767K
9.8M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 201% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 4139th and 8753rd ($1455 vs $483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd 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 2.1 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 562nd and 5501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Cairo

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Al Ain Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$25.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$2.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$9.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$2716

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$1173
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$2470
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$2133
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$1170
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$1355
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$1791
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$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
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$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
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$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
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$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
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$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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$356
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$414
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$374
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$314
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$332
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$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
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$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
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$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
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$2305
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$2225
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$2014
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$338
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$2283
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$555
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$2354
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$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
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$2201