Al Ain vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2513
🏠 One person rent
$560
$377
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$1086
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$552
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
37
73
😀 Quality of life
79
65
🏙️ Population
767K
1.85M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 31% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 5284th and 6428th ($1050 vs $801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and the Philippines, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 600th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$1612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$3727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$2799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$3.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$14739

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$1503
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$1603
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$786
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$994
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$1110
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$728
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$1810
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$1719
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$687
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$561
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$547
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$1218
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$1267
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$556
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$1226
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$520
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$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
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$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
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$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
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$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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$650
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$668
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$770
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$738
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$593
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$816
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$704
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$453
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$705
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$820
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$538
15 km or 9.3 mi Bacoor
$564
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$650
15 km or 9.5 mi Cainta
$717
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$573
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$633
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$614
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$590
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$725
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$570
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$602
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$641
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$558
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$414
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$579
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$668
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$674
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$562
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$677
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$518
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$632
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$551
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$547
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$488
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$507
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$627
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$554
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$442