Al Ain vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$4451
🏠 One person rent
$612
$1097
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1947
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$3920
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
87
😀 Quality of life
79
94
🏙️ Population
767K
759K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 40% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 4616th and 2040th ($1132 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 8th 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 Frankfurt. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 496th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$5.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$8253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$4831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$64.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$81.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$14318

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$1191
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$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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$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574