Al Ain vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$2717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$6307
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$1692
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$2963
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$5130
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	38	91
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	767K	716K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 32% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 2271st and 463rd ($1844 vs $2717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 418th in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1.9 months in Denver. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Denver ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 1000th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Denver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$7.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1812
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$3223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$2613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$63.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$4595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$3621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$9.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$145
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$1528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$16279

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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 Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768