Al Ain vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$3460
🏠 One person rent
$900
$686
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$1204
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$2078
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
38
43
😀 Quality of life
82
77
🏙️ Population
767K
2.99M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 1% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 4139th and 4191st ($1455 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Kuwait 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 Kuwait City. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kuwait City ranked 1st in Kuwait, while ranked 562nd and 1006th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Kuwait City

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Al Ain Kuwait City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$3.23
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$6113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$2371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$124
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$9163

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$2133
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$1170
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$1355
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$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$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
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$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
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
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$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
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$708
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$703
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$522
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$694
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$509
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$861
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$548
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$655
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$469
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$454
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$670
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$496
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$917
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$457
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$452
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$573
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$778
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$517
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$514
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$471
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$459
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1059
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$621
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$965
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$472
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1340
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1218
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1062
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$505
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$556
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$573
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$484
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$821
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$485
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$469
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$451