Al Ain vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$1426
🏠 One person rent
$560
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$315
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
52
😀 Quality of life
79
43
🏙️ Population
767K
2.11M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 102% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5284th and 8536th ($1050 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 38th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 600th and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$11482

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$1603
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$1630
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$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
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$1110
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$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
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$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
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$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
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$556
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$1226
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$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
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$831
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$806
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$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
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$503
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$504
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$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
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$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
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$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
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$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
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$750
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$518
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$544