Al Ain vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$560
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$3275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
37
92
😀 Quality of life
79
97
🏙️ Population
767K
1.08M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 43% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 5284th and 2308th ($1050 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 19th 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 3.5 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 600th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Cologne

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Al Ain Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$4.71
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$23.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$16860

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$1232
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$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
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861