Al Ain vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Al Ain	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1455	$309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3100	$751
🏠 One person rent	$900	$97.5
🏘️ Family rent	$1375	$152
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$129
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.4	$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2995	$150
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	38	44
😀 Quality of life	82	34
🏙️ Population	767K	2.03M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 370% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 4139th and 9171st ($1455 vs $309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 32nd in the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Gujranwala. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Gujranwala ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 562nd and 8578th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Gujranwala

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	Al Ain	Gujranwala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$10
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$54.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$35.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1377	$97.8
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1126	$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$44.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$68.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	13.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2377	$901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1204	$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$8.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.34	$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$2.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$2.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.53	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$7.97
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64	$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$2.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$574	$21.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6415	$956

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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 Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$332
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$382
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$335
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$313
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$450
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$397
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$286
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$280
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$393
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$359
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$371
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$391
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$339
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$346
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$340
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$379
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$306
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$496
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$391
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$344
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$253
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$371
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$350
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$334
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$379
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$401
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$394
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$373
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$252
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$321
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$373
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$440
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$256
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$270
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$326