Al Ain vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1231
🏠 One person rent
$900
$215
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$214
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$26.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$137
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
38
11
😀 Quality of life
82
34
🏙️ Population
767K
222K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 187% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 4139th and 8635th ($1455 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and East Timor, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs East Timor comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.3 months in Dili. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 562nd and 8554th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$370
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$60.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
12.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$1355
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$6.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$3.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$15.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$4131

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$1355
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$1791
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$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
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$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
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$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
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$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
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$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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$500
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$499
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$501
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$504
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$468
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$475
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$499
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$2065
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$566
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$486
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$470
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$482
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$387
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$421
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$421
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$510
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$496
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$423
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$412
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$780
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$493
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$1115
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$556
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$474
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$530
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$511
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$427
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$436
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$450
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$437
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$520
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$358
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$386
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$402
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$439
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$416
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$428
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$419
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$497
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$381