Al Ain vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$2627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$5796
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$1748
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$3037
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$3727
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	38	95
😀 Quality of life	75	96
🏙️ Population	767K	593K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 30% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 2271st and 605th ($1844 vs $2627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Ireland, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 1000th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$7.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$3211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$6999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$5541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$95
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$1213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$8881

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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 Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574