Al Ain vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$4153
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	100
😀 Quality of life	75	99
🏙️ Population	767K	8.8M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 44% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 2271st and 58th ($1844 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1.3 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 1000th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs London

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	Al Ain	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009