Al Ain vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$526
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	38	73
😀 Quality of life	75	65
🏙️ Population	767K	1.85M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 141% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 2271st and 6586th ($1844 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 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 1000th and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Manila

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	Al Ain	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$13387

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372