Al Ain vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$2145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$5059
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$4018
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	38	73
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	767K	906K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 14% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 2271st and 1476th ($1844 vs $2145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1323rd in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1.9 months in Columbus. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Columbus ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 1000th and 249th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$972
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$2378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$3095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$60.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$1236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$15423

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$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

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858