Al Ain vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$2333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$5412
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$4139
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	93
😀 Quality of life	75	97
🏙️ Population	767K	644K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 21% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 2271st and 1085th ($1844 vs $2333) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Denmark, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 1000th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Copenhagen

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	Al Ain	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$2847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$5513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$38.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$14686

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452