Al Ain vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$2741
🏠 One person rent	$889	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$1341
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	38	42
😀 Quality of life	82	57
🏙️ Population	767K	2.43M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 25% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4123rd and 4793rd ($1449 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 1.2 months in Mecca. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 588th and 6119th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.58	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$1216
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$4655

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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 Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1155
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$918
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1182
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$903
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$911
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$862
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$860
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$940
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$500
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$498
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$499
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$967
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$533
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$825
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1116
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$971
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$348
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1627
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$560
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$498
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1069
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$365
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$826
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$499
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$346
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$428
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$500
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$354
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$512
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$769
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$517
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$522