Al Ain vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$5199
🏠 One person rent	$889	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$2330
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$621
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$3953
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	56
😀 Quality of life	82	89
🏙️ Population	767K	950K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 35% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4123rd and 1415th ($1449 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1218th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Jacksonville ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 588th and 278th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.58	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$1437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$1090
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$1973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$2396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$3.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$8.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$1315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$11123

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806