Al Ain vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$1646
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	38	42
😀 Quality of life	75	54
🏙️ Population	767K	2.43M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 88% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 2271st and 5632nd ($1844 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th 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 months in Al Ain compared to 1.7 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 1000th and 5982nd 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	$9.12	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$4682

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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 Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507