Al Ain vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$4617
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$1125
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$1929
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$534
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$3700
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	87
😀 Quality of life	75	94
🏙️ Population	767K	776K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 7% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 2271st and 1863rd ($1844 vs $1989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 1000th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Frankfurt

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	Al Ain	Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$14496

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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 Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595