Al Ain vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Al Ain	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$560	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$1195	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$317	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.7	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3674	$282
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	37	72
😀 Quality of life	79	54
🏙️ Population	767K	16.8M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 145% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 5284th and 8916th ($1050 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Bangladesh, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 600th and 5968th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.15	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$460	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$820	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.9	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.73%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.68	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.7	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$665	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6250	$1444

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1232
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2309
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1503
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2084
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$786
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$994
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1110
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1810
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1719
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$687
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$561
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$547
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1218
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1267
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$556
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1226
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$520
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$639
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$531
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$870
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$989
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$878
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$928
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$467
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$546
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$548
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$541
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$537
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$831
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$806
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$489
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$577

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317