Al Ain vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Al Ain	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1132	$2173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2470	$5404
🏠 One person rent	$612	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$2254
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.2	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3750	$4439
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	37	82
😀 Quality of life	79	89
🏙️ Population	767K	919K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 48% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 4616th and 1353rd ($1132 vs $2173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1203rd in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 2 months in Fort Worth. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Fort Worth ranked 36th in the United States, while ranked 496th and 169th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.1	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.3	$5.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$1316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$381	$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$2275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$122	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.75%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11243	$2319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6743	$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$5.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.54	$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.5	$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$98.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.3	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$1893
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8033	$25845

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Cities near Al Ain

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
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2084
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2108
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2139
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2059
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1807
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2236
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2053
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2143
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2021
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2017
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2338
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$1872
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1987
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$1992
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2162
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2113
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$1804
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2306
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2149
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2193
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2157
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2497
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2267
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2119
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2206
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2235
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2200
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2323
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2516
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2384
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2223