Al Ain vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$2516
🏠 One person rent
$903
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$226
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
38
😀 Quality of life
84
48
🏙️ Population
767K
2.15M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 42% more expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 4207th and 5483rd ($1457 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Harare. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 505th and 6918th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Harare

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Al Ain Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$49.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$5.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$78.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
13.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$47.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$6.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$10145

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$1373
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$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
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$1135
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$635
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$2014
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$1923
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$575
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$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
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$1109
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$1309
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$541
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$1192
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$545
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$627
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$563
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$931
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$1037
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$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
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$813
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$825
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$487
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$770
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$768
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$639
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$754
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$706
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$764
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$577
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$861
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$924
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$828
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$630
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$686
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$750
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$1000
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$505
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$815
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$495
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$461
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$591
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$633
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$458
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$718
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$496
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$521
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$613
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$692
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$1189
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$1473
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$551
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$583
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1229
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$530
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$628
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$1030
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$527
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$1133
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$950
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$1002
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$1039
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$899