Al Ain vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$612
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$2188
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
44
😀 Quality of life
79
70
🏙️ Population
767K
157K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 18% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 4616th and 3950th ($1132 vs $1375) 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 496th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$11.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$10676

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$1191
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604