Al Ain vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$4833
🏠 One person rent
$612
$1211
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1953
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$578
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$3532
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
53
😀 Quality of life
79
92
🏙️ Population
767K
1.31M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 46% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 4616th and 1526th ($1132 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 32nd 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.7 months in Calgary. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 496th and 66th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$1165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$944
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$3410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$904
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$21983

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Distance City Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi Fujairah
$1191
126 km or 78 mi Dubai
$2229
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722