Al Ain vs Kuwait City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Kuwait City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$3599
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$698
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$1494
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$207
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$2507
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	38	43
😀 Quality of life	75	75
🏙️ Population	767K	2.99M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 32% more expensive than in Kuwait City. Cities ranked 2271st and 3893rd ($1844 vs $1393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 months in Al Ain compared to 1.8 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 1000th and 1114th 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	$9.12	$9.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$8.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$1716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$1333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$2989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$3.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$37.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$6378

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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 Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$736
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$547
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$904
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$597
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$551
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$562
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$901
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$525
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$582
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$897
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$583
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$577
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$557
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$529
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1056
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$626
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$1068
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1280
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1243
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1223
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$589
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$587
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$554
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$563
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$513
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$502