Al Ain vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$612
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$1997
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
37
45
😀 Quality of life
79
73
🏙️ Population
767K
4.7M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 3% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 4616th and 4731st ($1132 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.8 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 496th and 1616th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$7.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$935
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$90.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1859
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$1264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$2.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$87.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$6667

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$1584
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$787
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$1164
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$1126
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$758
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$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
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$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
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$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
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$890
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$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
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$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
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$1005
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$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
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$844
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$561
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$844
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$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
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$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
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$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
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$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470