Al Ain vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$3083
🏠 One person rent	$889	$612
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$1051
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	38	32
😀 Quality of life	82	63
🏙️ Population	767K	623K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 11% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 4123rd and 4484th ($1449 vs $1303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 9th in the United Arab Emirates and Greece, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.8 months in Crete. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Crete ranked 30th in Greece, while ranked 588th and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.58	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$57.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$5.16
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$771
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$4155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$3011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$58.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$5.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$8.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$5.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$95
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$5111

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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 Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1256
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1174
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1245
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$2056
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$926
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1636
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1291
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1177
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1162
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1436
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1170
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$1055
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1192
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1415
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1284
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1127
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$1041
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$1143
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$1026
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$884
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$361
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$770
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1254
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$1224
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$361
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$799
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$595
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$1046
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$686
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$846
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$652
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1111
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$760