Al Ain vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$612
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$529
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
37
52
😀 Quality of life
79
66
🏙️ Population
767K
1.2M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 72% more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 4616th and 7120th ($1132 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 12th in the United Arab Emirates and Thailand, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.8 months in Chiang Mai. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Chiang Mai ranked 2nd in Thailand, while ranked 496th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Chiang Mai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$5.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$718
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$50.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$2.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$10951

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$1126
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$758
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$1872
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$1810
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$779
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$798
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$573
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$1285
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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
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
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$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
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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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$577
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$462
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$605
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$496
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$566
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$668
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$710
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$706
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$1212
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$615
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$1195
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$815
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$1233
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$588
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$500
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$715
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$532
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$614
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$709
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$518
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$669
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$617
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$594
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$481
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$677
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$704
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$615
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$902
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$714
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$716
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$1184
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$543
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$656
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$647
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$648
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$665
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$653
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$614
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$618
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$575