Al Ain vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$2601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$6038
🏠 One person rent	$889	$1451
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$2570
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$4591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	92
😀 Quality of life	82	98
🏙️ Population	767K	667K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 44% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 4123rd and 713th ($1449 vs $2601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 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 588th 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	$9.58	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$9.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$6.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$4.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$1734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$1183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$3186
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$6448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$4.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$5.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$20.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$37.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$614
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$17654

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1228
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2514
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1419
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2521
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$792
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1078
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1081
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1849
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1770
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$573
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$530
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$568
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1201
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1237
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$529
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1230
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$534
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$624
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$557
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$908
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1008
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$873
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$553
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$930
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$530
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$453
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$477
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$503
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$808
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$817
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$463
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$545

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678