Al Ain vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1274
🏠 One person rent
$612
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$387
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
11
😀 Quality of life
79
33
🏙️ Population
767K
222K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 120% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 4616th and 8409th ($1132 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.8 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 496th and 8018th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
10.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$6.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$17.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$3486

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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
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$1164
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$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
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$779
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$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
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$1285
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$1375
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$890
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$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
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$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
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$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
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$844
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$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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$506
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$505
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$506
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$502
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$499
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$506
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$508
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1859
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$556
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$519
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$506
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$525
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$361
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$429
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$431
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$568
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$504
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$431
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$422
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$870
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$546
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$873
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$643
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$495
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$604
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$577
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$450
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$460
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$469
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$454
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$522
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$383
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$403
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$459
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$484
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$427
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$439
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$440
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$537
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$383