Al Ain vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1844
$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5338
$2795
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$3717
$978
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3607
$997
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
38
32
😀 Quality of life
75
56
🏙️ Population
767K
623K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 60% more expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 2271st and 4640th ($1844 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th 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 months in Al Ain compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Crete ranked 28th in Greece, while ranked 1000th and 5717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$5.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4401
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3318
$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.33%
4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2055
$3570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$2751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$4.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$640
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3802
$4629

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$1196
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$1540
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$1721
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$780
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$967
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1090
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$634
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1779
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1709
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$585
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$547
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$518
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$1223
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1280
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$548
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$1243
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$514
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$605
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$515
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$1068
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$1056
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$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
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$546
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$557
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$829
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$809
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$529
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$573

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$1093
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$1131
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$1659
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$1838
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$1038
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$1296
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$1437
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$1284
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$1258
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$1150
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1159
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1045
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1033
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$1272
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1054
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$967
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1082
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$1131
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$1265
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1070
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1022
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
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$990
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$955
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$1049
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$380
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$764
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1099
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$980
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$381
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$773
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$655
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$909
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$681
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$843
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$643
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1011
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$638