Al Ain vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Al Ain	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1132	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2470	$1196
🏠 One person rent	$612	$194
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$264
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$199
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.2	$46.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3750	$227
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	37	83
😀 Quality of life	79	45
🏙️ Population	767K	5.6M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 121% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 4616th and 8414th ($1132 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Giza ranked 3rd in Egypt, while ranked 496th and 6700th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Giza

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	Al Ain	Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.1	$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.3	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$1.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$381	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$19.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$30.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$122	$9.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.75%	14.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11243	$646
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6743	$324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.54	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$1.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.5	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$6.98
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.3	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8033	$3764

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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

Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$549
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$494
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$490
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$472
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$478
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$450
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$470
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$446
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$468
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$366
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$418
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$384
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$495
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$455
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$421
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$657
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1671
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1725
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$625
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1583
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1703
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$692
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1687
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$440
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1848
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1703
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$449
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1826
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$434
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$802