Al Ain vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$903
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
38
41
😀 Quality of life
84
58
🏙️ Population
767K
2.43M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 32% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4207th and 5028th ($1457 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1 months in Mecca. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 505th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Mecca

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Al Ain Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$4622

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$1214
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$2420
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$1473
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$2183
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$2070
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$1148
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1037
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$813
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$825
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$565

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514