Al Ain vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$2901
🏠 One person rent
$900
$583
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$965
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$1673
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
38
45
😀 Quality of life
82
76
🏙️ Population
767K
4.7M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 20% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 4139th and 4730th ($1455 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 1.4 months in Jeddah. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 562nd and 1324th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$415
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$4.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$6.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$91.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$56
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$8743

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$1355
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$1791
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$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
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$1193
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$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
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$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
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$717
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$816
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$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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$1031
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$976
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$791
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$1164
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
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$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
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$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478