Al Ain vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$4591
🏠 One person rent
$889
$1089
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$1958
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$3636
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
54
😀 Quality of life
64
92
🏙️ Population
767K
1.31M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 25% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 2952nd and 1896th ($1449 vs $1928) 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.9 months in Calgary. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Calgary ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 4608th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$71.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$8.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$5.23
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$2100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$1594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$62.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
5.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$2923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$59.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$15623

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Distance City Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi Fujairah
$1096
126 km or 78 mi Dubai
$1924
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1343
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1129
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1245
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$824
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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$2462
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$1741
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1619
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1380
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1702
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1660
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$1542
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1727
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2149
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2022
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1678
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2026
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1502
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1833
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$1980
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1789
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$1994
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1577
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1471
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1665
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1668
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1866
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1359
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1922
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1802
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1570
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2275
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1625
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1482
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2424
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$1891
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2006
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$1819
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1801
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$1628
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$1966
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$1805
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1880
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1778