Al Ain vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$466
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3246
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$889
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$296
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3712
$223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
55
😀 Quality of life
82
62
🏙️ Population
767K
2.11M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 211% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4123rd and 8825th ($1449 vs $466) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 48th in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Medan ranked 7th in Indonesia, while ranked 588th and 5663rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.58
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.42
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.14
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$86.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$48.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.3
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$1333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1226
$604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$9.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.17
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.23
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$602
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5433
$10637

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$1398
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$1730
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$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
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$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
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$463
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$545

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$460
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$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
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$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
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$534