Al Ain vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$3916
🏠 One person rent
$560
$736
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$492
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$3396
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
37
93
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
767K
593K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 31% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 5284th and 3604th ($1050 vs $1523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 376th in the United Arab Emirates and Germany, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 2.2 months in Dortmund. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dortmund ranked 57th in Germany, while ranked 600th and 692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$5.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$2357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$65.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$12215

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$1232
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$2309
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$1503
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$2084
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$1802
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452