Al Ain vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$294
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$492
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	38
😀 Quality of life	75	60
🏙️ Population	767K	1.78M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 195% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 2271st and 7397th ($1844 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 19th 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 months in Al Ain compared to 0.8 months in Davao. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Davao ranked 7th in the Philippines, while ranked 1000th and 5168th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$3.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$629
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$7.99
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$7817

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$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
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$572
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$553
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$562
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$417
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$541
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$377
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$440
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$553
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$407
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$431
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$597
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$518
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$492
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$589
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$516
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$667
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$707
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$709
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$735
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$727
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$595
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$587
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$610
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$562
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$567
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$598
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$450
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$566
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$442
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$820
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$520
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$580
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$442
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$498
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$441
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593