Al Ain vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1844
$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5338
$4212
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$3717
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3607
$3148
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
38
92
😀 Quality of life
75
96
🏙️ Population
767K
1.09M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 6% more expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 2271st and 2551st ($1844 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 24th 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 months in Al Ain compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 1000th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$4.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4401
$1902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3318
$1332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.33%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2055
$6163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$2.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$640
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3802
$15595

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$1239
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$2379
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1494
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2240
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$780
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$967
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1090
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1779
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1709
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$585
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$547
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$518
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1223
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1280
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1243
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$514
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$605
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$515
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$1068
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1056
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$897
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$589
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$901
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$464
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$507
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$563
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$551
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$546
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$557
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$829
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$809
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$529
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$573

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772