Al Ain vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$900
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$3165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
38
96
😀 Quality of life
82
95
🏙️ Population
767K
587K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 4% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4139th and 3925th ($1455 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 521st 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 2.1 months in Essen. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 562nd and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Essen

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Al Ain Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$9789

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$1173
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$2470
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$1543
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$2356
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$2133
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538