Al Ain vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$2561
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	38	78
😀 Quality of life	75	85
🏙️ Population	767K	936K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 13% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 2271st and 1551st ($1844 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in the United Arab Emirates and Israel, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 1000th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Jerusalem

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	Al Ain	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$17799

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511