Al Ain vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1255
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$27
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$391
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	12
😀 Quality of life	75	30
🏙️ Population	767K	222K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 261% more expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 2271st and 8549th ($1844 vs $511) 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 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 1000th and 8098th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$59.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$95.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$3045

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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 Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$501
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$503
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$502
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$509
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$506
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$512
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1617
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$597
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$525
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$508
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$522
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$355
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$442
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$553
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$505
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$442
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$439
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$845
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$497
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1267
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$606
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$500
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$580
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$553
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$614
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$510
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$549
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$365
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$410
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$505
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$453
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$464
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$486
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$527
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$417