Al Ain vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Al Ain	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1455	$2259
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3100	$5420
🏠 One person rent	$900	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$1375	$2278
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.4	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2995	$4438
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	81
😀 Quality of life	82	91
🏙️ Population	767K	919K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 36% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 4139th and 1371st ($1455 vs $2259) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1148th 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 2.1 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 28th in the United States, while ranked 562nd and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$6.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$1096
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1377	$2396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1126	$1898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$72.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2377	$2968
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1204	$1832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.34	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.53	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$5.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$574	$1803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6415	$25420

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1173
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2470
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1543
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2356
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$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

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2147
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2151
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2155
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2137
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2128
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1913
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2122
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2128
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2129
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2164
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2316
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2042
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$2086
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2120
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2170
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2017
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2062
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2206
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2148
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2182
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2168
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2205
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2202
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$1968
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2193
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2220
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2209
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2172
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2155
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2397
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2205