Al Ain vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$633
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$1527
🏠 One person rent	$889	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$466
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$43.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$238
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	38
😀 Quality of life	82	59
🏙️ Population	767K	1.78M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 129% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 4123rd and 7548th ($1449 vs $633) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 22nd in the United Arab Emirates and the Philippines, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Davao. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Davao ranked 6th in the Philippines, while ranked 588th and 5976th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.58	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$95.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	9.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$2.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$7793

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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 Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$564
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$552
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$546
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$406
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$550
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$374
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$514
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$555
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$540
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$436
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$595
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$485
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$499
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$490
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$597
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$514
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$720
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$698
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$795
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$724
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$676
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$608
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$600
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$627
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$599
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$576
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$620
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$532
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$449
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$521
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$445
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$447
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$825
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$563
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$575
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$447
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$518
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$445
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$636