Al Ain vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1144
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2828
🏠 One person rent
$612
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$854
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$496
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$1491
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
37
33
😀 Quality of life
79
60
🏙️ Population
767K
623K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 1% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 4616th and 4581st ($1132 vs $1144) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 17th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.3 months in Crete. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Crete ranked 17th in Greece, while ranked 496th and 5333rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$3.53
 Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$84.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$3523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$2157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$4.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$11
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$4341

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$1584
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$1673
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$787
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$1164
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$1126
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$758
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$1872
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$1810
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$779
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$798
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$573
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$1285
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$1375
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$890
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$1327
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$604
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$672
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$544
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$959
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$1005
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$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
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$646
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$621
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$606
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$822
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$844
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$561
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$575

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$844
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$1359
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$1475
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$1338
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$1334
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$1239
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$1235
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$1097
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$1058
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$1287
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$1137
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$1047
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$1250
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$1172
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$1237
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$1467
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$1061
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1134
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$1125
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$1038
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$1129
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$785
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$403
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$647
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$1186
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$1086
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$402
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$774
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$541
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$825
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$576
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$829
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$544
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$1037
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$647