Al Ain vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$612
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$1784
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
37
41
😀 Quality of life
79
54
🏙️ Population
767K
1.68M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 10% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4616th and 5103rd ($1132 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th 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 3.3 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 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 496th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$4708

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
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$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490