Al Ain vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$729
🏠 One person rent	$889	$98
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$152
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$124
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$38.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$131
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	38	43
😀 Quality of life	82	30
🏙️ Population	767K	2.03M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 380% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 4123rd and 9199th ($1449 vs $302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 30th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Gujranwala. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Gujranwala ranked 10th in Pakistan, while ranked 588th and 8772nd 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	$9.58	$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$53.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$34.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$95.4
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$60
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	18.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$2.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$4.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$2.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$1.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$0.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$5.97
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$2.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$8.71
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$82.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$16.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$843

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1228
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2514
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1419
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2521
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$792
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1078
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1081
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1849
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1770
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$573
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$530
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$568
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1201
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1237
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$529
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1230
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$534
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$624
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$557
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$908
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1008
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$873
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$553
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$930
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$530
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$453
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$477
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$503
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$808
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$817
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$463
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$545

Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$316
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$363
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$320
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$311
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$427
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$380
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$284
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$277
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$372
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$333
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$350
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$376
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$303
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$337
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$291
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$351
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$443
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$421
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$340
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$265
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$344
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$347
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$357
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$373
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$362
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$354
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$270
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$334
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$351
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$262
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$285
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$330