Al Ain vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$560
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$2207
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
44
😀 Quality of life
79
72
🏙️ Population
767K
298K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 17% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 5284th and 4400th ($1050 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 600th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$10026

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$1232
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$2309
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1503
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2084
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520