Al Ain vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Al Ain	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1457	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3132	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$903	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$1411	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3660	$866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	38	8
😀 Quality of life	84	64
🏙️ Population	767K	133K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 11% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4207th and 4552nd ($1457 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Maldives, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Male. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 505th and 5347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Male

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	Al Ain	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.72	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.36	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$782	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$728	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1388	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1163	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.2	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.6	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.05%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2374	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.45	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.45	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.3	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6189	$3300

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1214
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2420
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1473
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2183
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$796
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1080
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1135
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$2014
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1923
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$575
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$545
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$575
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1109
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1309
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$541
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1192
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$545
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$627
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$563
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$931
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1037
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$823
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$565
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$928
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$547
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$465
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$489
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$523
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$813
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$825
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$487
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$565

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327