Al Ain vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$744
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$103
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$162
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$122
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$182
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	38	43
😀 Quality of life	75	26
🏙️ Population	767K	2.03M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 499% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 2271st and 9184th ($1844 vs $308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 29th 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 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Gujranwala. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Gujranwala ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 1000th and 8475th 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	$9.12	$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$54.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$35
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$106
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$61.5
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	20.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$783
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$5.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$2.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$0.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$2.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$1.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$6.38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$2.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$16.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$850

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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 Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$321
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$380
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$373
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$281
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$411
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$383
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$287
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$354
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$389
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$306
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$355
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$458
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$305
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$358
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$300
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$342
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$292
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$442
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$441
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$354
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$273
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$382
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$356
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$365
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$369
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$361
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$379
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$366
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$272
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$346
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$364
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$392
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$251
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$283
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$321