Al Ain vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$3959
🏠 One person rent
$889
$881
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$1574
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$2585
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
37
91
😀 Quality of life
64
96
🏙️ Population
767K
1.07M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 12% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 2952nd and 2459th ($1449 vs $1643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in the United Arab Emirates and Germany, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.6 months in Cologne. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 4608th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$49.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$9.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$633
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$1628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$1205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
2.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$6134
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$4812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$9.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$7.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$733
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$12429

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$1096
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$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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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1301
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1665
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1299
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1249
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1303
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1298
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1259
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1303
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1298
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1304
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1299
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1305
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1299
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1297
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1301
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1300
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1214
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1300
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1299
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1517
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1299
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1177
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1301
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1298
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1299
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1301
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1303
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1184
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1305
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1300
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1303
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1332
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1300
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1303
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1302
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1632