Al Ain vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1151
🏠 One person rent
$612
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$864
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
37
78
😀 Quality of life
79
68
🏙️ Population
767K
10.3M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 161% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4616th and 8842nd ($1132 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 19th in the United Arab Emirates and India, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 2 months in Chennai. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 496th and 3676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$9.54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$2.14
 Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$3.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$2.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$1681

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$779
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$798
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$573
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$1375
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$890
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$1327
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$604
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$672
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$544
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$959
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$1005
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$768
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$868
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$606
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$910
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$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
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$604
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$646
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$621
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$606
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$822
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$844
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$561
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$326
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$320
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$383
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$319
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$399
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$312
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$317
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$287
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$327
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$345
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$350
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$341
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$321
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$309
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$309
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$384
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$310
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$375
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