Al Ain vs Fort Worth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Fort Worth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$2289
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$5688
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$1368
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$2517
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$621
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$4336
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	38	82
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	767K	919K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 19% less expensive than in Fort Worth. Cities ranked 2271st and 1178th ($1844 vs $2289) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1073rd 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 months in Al Ain compared to 1.9 months in Fort Worth. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Fort Worth ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 1000th and 210th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Fort Worth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1480
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1079
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$2669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$2125
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$2229
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$2097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$3.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$6.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$98.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$1782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$23220

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Fort Worth

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Haltom	$2143
12 km or 7.5 mi	Saginaw	$2148
14 km or 8.8 mi	Benbrook	$2165
15 km or 9.3 mi	Watauga	$2126
15 km or 9.5 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
17 km or 10 mi	Hurst	$2093
21 km or 13 mi	Arlington	$1883
21 km or 13 mi	Bedford	$2086
21 km or 13 mi	Keller	$2079
22 km or 14 mi	Colleyville	$2105
25 km or 15 mi	Burleson	$2159
25 km or 15 mi	Euless	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
28 km or 17 mi	Mansfield	$2305
30 km or 19 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
36 km or 23 mi	Irving	$1808
37 km or 23 mi	Coppell	$2095
39 km or 24 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
41 km or 25 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
41 km or 26 mi	Duncanville	$2149
42 km or 26 mi	Weatherford	$2111
44 km or 27 mi	Lewisville	$2025
45 km or 28 mi	Midlothian	$2224
45 km or 28 mi	Cleburne	$2155
47 km or 29 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
48 km or 30 mi	DeSoto	$2164
49 km or 30 mi	Carrollton	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Dallas	$2471
49 km or 31 mi	Corinth	$2219
52 km or 32 mi	University Park	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	Denton	$2014
55 km or 34 mi	Lancaster	$2176
56 km or 35 mi	The Colony	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Little Elm	$2246
60 km or 38 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
62 km or 39 mi	Richardson	$2242
63 km or 39 mi	Plano	$2538
65 km or 40 mi	Frisco	$2395
67 km or 42 mi	Balch Springs	$2158