Al Ain vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$612
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$3083
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
88
😀 Quality of life
79
93
🏙️ Population
767K
488K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 45% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4616th and 1692nd ($1132 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 46th in the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 496th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$14724

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Distance City Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi Fujairah
$1191
126 km or 78 mi Dubai
$2229
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$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
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666