Al Ain vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$612
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$3220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
37
95
😀 Quality of life
79
95
🏙️ Population
767K
579K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 25% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4616th and 3358th ($1132 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 247th 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 3.3 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 4th in Germany, while ranked 496th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$9133

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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$1936
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$1577
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$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
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$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
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$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410