Al Ain vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Al Ain	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$560	$350
🏘️ Family rent	$1195	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$317	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.7	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3674	$1656
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	37	41
😀 Quality of life	79	53
🏙️ Population	767K	2.43M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 12% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5284th and 6019th ($1050 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 7th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.8 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 600th and 6051st 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	$6.11	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.15	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$460	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$820	$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.9	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.73%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.68	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.7	$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$665	$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6250	$4675

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1232
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2309
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1503
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2084
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$786
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$994
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1110
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1810
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1719
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$687
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$561
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$547
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1218
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1267
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$556
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1226
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$520
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$639
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$531
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$870
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$989
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$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
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$831
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$806
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$489
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$577

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1123
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$895
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$853
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$837
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$895
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$915
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$828
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$934
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$491
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$488
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$492
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$940
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$524
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$944
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$490
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1094
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$988
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$324
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1586
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$550
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$491
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$988
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$314
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$686
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$489
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$278
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$333
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$491
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$294
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$806
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$393
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514