Al Ain vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$2077
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$4598
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$1226
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$1942
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$3168
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	53
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	767K	1.31M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 11% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 2271st and 1646th ($1844 vs $2077) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd in the United Arab Emirates and Canada, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Calgary ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 1000th and 153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Calgary

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	Al Ain	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$5.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$3283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$841
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$16603

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871