Al Ain vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$560
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$3299
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
91
😀 Quality of life
79
92
🏙️ Population
767K
548K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 51% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 5284th and 1500th ($1050 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 53rd 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 600th and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$17390

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119 km or 74 mi Fujairah
$1232
126 km or 78 mi Dubai
$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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$1936
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$1877
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$1910
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$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
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$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761