Al Ain vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$900
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$727
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$276
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$1083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
38
41
😀 Quality of life
82
57
🏙️ Population
767K
2.43M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 41% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4139th and 5338th ($1455 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 1.1 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 562nd and 6151st 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
$10
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$1938
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$1617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$4.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$32.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$4518

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$1173
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$2470
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1543
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2356
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1210
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$890
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$976
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1164
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$791
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$873
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$871
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$993
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$834
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$864
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$919
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$483
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$475
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$484
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$938
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$513
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$738
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$481
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1124
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$947
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$350
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1628
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$532
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$476
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1036
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$379
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$748
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$476
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$334
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$439
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$478
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$338
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$872
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$488
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$753
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$429
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$497