Al Ain vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1618
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$240
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	38	66
😀 Quality of life	75	48
🏙️ Population	767K	1.96M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 252% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 2271st and 8454th ($1844 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 72nd in the United Arab Emirates and Iran, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 1000th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Isfahan

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	Al Ain	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$0.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	26.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$5.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$115
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$77.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$594

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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 Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688