Al Ain vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2135
🏠 One person rent
$560
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$1450
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
37
93
😀 Quality of life
79
76
🏙️ Population
767K
1.98M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 18% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 5284th and 6160th ($1050 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 600th and 883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Kuala Lumpur

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Al Ain Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$4.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$9485

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$1603
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$1630
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$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
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$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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$738
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$732
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$687
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$571
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$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
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$630
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$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
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$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
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$504
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$671
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$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
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$669
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$709
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$637
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$3168
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$2852
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$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742