Al Ain vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Al Ain	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$2628
🏠 One person rent	$560	$603
🏘️ Family rent	$1195	$1117
🍽️ Food expenses	$317	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.7	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3674	$1545
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	37	55
😀 Quality of life	79	59
🏙️ Population	767K	3.78M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 6% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 5284th and 4849th ($1050 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and South Africa, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 600th and 5407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Cape Town

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	Al Ain	Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.15	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$460	$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$820	$1367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$889
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.9	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.73%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$1902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.68	$8.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.7	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$665	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6250	$4270

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1232
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2309
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1503
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2084
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$786
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$994
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1110
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1810
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1719
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$687
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$561
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$547
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1218
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1267
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$556
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1226
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$520
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$639
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$531
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$870
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$989
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$878
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$928
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$467
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$546
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$548
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$541
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$537
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$831
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$806
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$489
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$577

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790