Al Ain vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$2364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$5468
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$2461
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$3990
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	56
😀 Quality of life	75	87
🏙️ Population	767K	950K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 22% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 2271st and 1022nd ($1844 vs $2364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 935th in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Jacksonville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 1000th and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1470
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$2044
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$3106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$2417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$62.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$7.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$1306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$11096

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2336
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897