Al Ain vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$1468
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$3437
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$1506
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$1669
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	38	40
😀 Quality of life	75	79
🏙️ Population	767K	284K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 26% more expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 2271st and 3558th ($1844 vs $1468) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Slovenia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1.1 months in Ljubljana. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 1000th and 615th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$1572
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$5385
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$4113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$7.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$53
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$12510

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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 Ljubljana

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Kranj	$1261
57 km or 36 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
58 km or 36 mi	Velenje	$1157
61 km or 38 mi	Celje	$1116
65 km or 40 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
68 km or 42 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
70 km or 44 mi	Gorizia	$1223
72 km or 45 mi	Trieste	$1421
80 km or 50 mi	Rijeka	$1152
82 km or 51 mi	Villach	$1582
87 km or 54 mi	Izola	$1263
91 km or 57 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Piran	$1247
99 km or 62 mi	Udine	$1307
102 km or 63 mi	Karlovac	$912
102 km or 64 mi	Maribor	$1082
114 km or 71 mi	Zagreb	$1253
126 km or 78 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
133 km or 83 mi	Graz	$1594
142 km or 88 mi	Pula	$941
143 km or 89 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
144 km or 89 mi	Pordenone	$1272
155 km or 96 mi	Leoben	$1263
158 km or 98 mi	San Dona di Piave	$1403
165 km or 103 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
173 km or 107 mi	Bihac	$556
178 km or 110 mi	Belluno	$1284
180 km or 112 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
181 km or 113 mi	Treviso	$1502
183 km or 113 mi	Venice	$1522
187 km or 116 mi	Mestre	$1450
196 km or 122 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
197 km or 122 mi	Mirano	$1375
199 km or 124 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
208 km or 129 mi	Szombathely	$701
208 km or 130 mi	Prijedor	$659
210 km or 131 mi	Hallein	$1692
217 km or 135 mi	Padua	$1581
220 km or 137 mi	Sanski Most	$558
222 km or 138 mi	Zadar	$1122