Al Ain vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1369
🏠 One person rent
$612
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$269
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
52
😀 Quality of life
79
45
🏙️ Population
767K
2.11M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 126% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 4616th and 8502nd ($1132 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 35th 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 3.3 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 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 496th and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$11223

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$1584
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$1673
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$787
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$1164
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$1126
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$758
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$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
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$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
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$1285
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$1375
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$890
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$1327
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$604
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$672
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$544
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$959
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$1005
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$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
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$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
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$844
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$561
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$483
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$485
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$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
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$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
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$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
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$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
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$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
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$403
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$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
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$455
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$653
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$739
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$609
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$482
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$465