Al Ain vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$1270
🏠 One person rent
$889
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$405
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
11
😀 Quality of life
64
33
🏙️ Population
767K
222K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 177% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 2952nd and 8261st ($1449 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Dili. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 4608th and 8079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$436
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
11.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$6.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$7.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$3.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$21.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$3.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$62.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$3772

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$1129
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$1967
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$1020
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$1362
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$1261
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$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1245
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$824
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$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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$515
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$514
97 km or 60 mi Baucau
$514
282 km or 176 mi Kupang
$493
473 km or 294 mi Baubau
$483
607 km or 377 mi Kendari
$494
611 km or 380 mi Ambon
$543
719 km or 447 mi Darwin
$1645
754 km or 469 mi Bima
$482
779 km or 484 mi Makassar
$503
829 km or 515 mi Parepare
$483
857 km or 533 mi Palopo
$487
1040 km or 646 mi Mataram
$374
1049 km or 652 mi Gorontalo
$486
1058 km or 657 mi Ternate
$487
1061 km or 660 mi Palu
$494
1061 km or 660 mi Sorong
$492
1113 km or 692 mi Bitung
$489
1121 km or 696 mi Manado
$578
1134 km or 705 mi Ubud
$667
1139 km or 708 mi Denpasar
$575
1163 km or 722 mi Bali
$702
1265 km or 786 mi Balikpapan
$561
1273 km or 791 mi Manokwari
$484
1293 km or 804 mi Samarinda
$589
1317 km or 818 mi Bontang
$485
1324 km or 823 mi Banjarbaru
$489
1347 km or 837 mi Banjarmasin
$404
1363 km or 847 mi Probolinggo
$489
1398 km or 869 mi Pasuruan
$485
1421 km or 883 mi Surabaya
$534
1427 km or 887 mi Malang
$392
1438 km or 894 mi Batu
$487
1452 km or 902 mi Mojokerto
$458
1470 km or 913 mi Palangka Raya
$500
1478 km or 918 mi Blitar
$483
1495 km or 929 mi Kediri
$517
1550 km or 963 mi Madiun
$427
1586 km or 985 mi Tarakan
$487
1628 km or 1012 mi Surakarta
$420