Al Ain vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$548
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	38	80
😀 Quality of life	75	65
🏙️ Population	767K	10.6M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 163% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 2271st and 6882nd ($1844 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 1000th and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$8860

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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 Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506