Al Ain vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Al Ain	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$1143
🏠 One person rent	$560	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1195	$379
🍽️ Food expenses	$317	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.7	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3674	$868
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	37	78
😀 Quality of life	79	66
🏙️ Population	767K	6.6M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 143% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 5284th and 8907th ($1050 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 20th 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 3.5 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 600th and 4094th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.15	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$460	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$820	$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.9	$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.73%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.68	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.7	$26
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$665	$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6250	$1425

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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

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Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287