Al Ain vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$2154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$5060
🏠 One person rent
$889
$1167
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$1817
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$288
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$3795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
64
99
🏙️ Population
767K
4.53M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 33% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 2952nd and 420th ($1449 vs $2154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in the United Arab Emirates and Australia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Melbourne ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4608th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$7.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$1199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$1465
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$56.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$7253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$6427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$3.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$9.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$4.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$1770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$19362

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$1096
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$1924
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$1343
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$1020
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$1362
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$1261
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$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
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$1150
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$707
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$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
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$687
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$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
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$1245
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$1277
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$968
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$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
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$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
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$863
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$824
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$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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$1747
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$1583
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$1613
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$1510
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$1660
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1654
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$1940
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1561
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$1598
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$1659
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$1764
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$1696
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$1105
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$1659
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$1381
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$1557
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$1175
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$1445
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$1615
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$1650
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$1441
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$2217
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$1563
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$1607
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$1674
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$1572
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$1540
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$1544
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$1915
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$1562
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1502
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$1873
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$1719
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