Al Ain vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Al Ain	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1132	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2470	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$612	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.2	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3750	$4098
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	37	100
😀 Quality of life	79	98
🏙️ Population	767K	8.91M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 66% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4616th and 38th ($1132 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.2 months in London. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 496th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.1	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.3	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$381	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$122	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.75%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11243	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6743	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.54	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.5	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.3	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8033	$25471

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1191
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2229
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1612
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$1841
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$787
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1164
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1126
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1872
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1810
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$779
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$798
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$573
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1285
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1375
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$890
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1327
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$604
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$672
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$544
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$959
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1005
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$868
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$606
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$910
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$457
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$604
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$646
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$621
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$606
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$822
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$844
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$561
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$575

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908