Al Ain vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Al Ain	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1455	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3100	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$900	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$1375	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.4	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2995	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	38	99
😀 Quality of life	82	93
🏙️ Population	767K	3.9M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 57% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4139th and 62nd ($1455 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 47th in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 562nd and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1377	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1126	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2377	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1204	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.34	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.53	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$574	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6415	$23685

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1173
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2470
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1543
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2356
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$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
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$459
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$517

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000