Al Ain vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$274
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	72
😀 Quality of life	75	54
🏙️ Population	767K	16.8M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 329% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 2271st and 8899th ($1844 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 1000th and 5971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Dhaka

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	Al Ain	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.92
🌊 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	$12.8	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$1681

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314