Al Ain vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$612
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$2742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
91
😀 Quality of life
79
91
🏙️ Population
767K
548K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 43% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4616th and 1798th ($1132 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 57th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 496th and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$13845

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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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$1819
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$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
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$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629