Al Ain vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$1963
🏠 One person rent	$889	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$386
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	38	74
😀 Quality of life	82	65
🏙️ Population	767K	1.85M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 83% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 4123rd and 6703rd ($1449 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 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 588th and 5220th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.58	$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$815
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$74.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$3756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$5.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$16980

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1228
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2514
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1419
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2521
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$792
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1078
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1081
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1849
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1770
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$573
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$530
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$568
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1201
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1237
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$529
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1230
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$534
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$624
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$557
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$908
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1008
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$873
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$553
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$930
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$530
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$453
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$477
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$503
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$808
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$817
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$463
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$545

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$785
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$568
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$742
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$717
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$674
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$1009
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$657
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$432
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$642
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$807
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$555
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$540
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$651
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$760
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$561
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$628
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$536
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$570
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$692
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$511
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$519
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$617
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$525
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$613
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$630
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$575
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$542
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$616
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$489
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$535
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$531
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$477
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$624
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$425
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$471
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$598
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$532
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$448