Al Ain vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$612
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$1519
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
37
20
😀 Quality of life
79
52
🏙️ Population
767K
1.18M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 27% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4616th and 6017th ($1132 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 15th 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 Medina. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 496th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$9496

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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$1936
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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$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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$844
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$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964