Al Ain vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Al Ain	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1455	$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3100	$2723
🏠 One person rent	$900	$728
🏘️ Family rent	$1375	$1215
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$353
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.4	$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2995	$152
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	38	1
😀 Quality of life	82	19
🏙️ Population	767K	85.4K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 22% more expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 4139th and 4765th ($1455 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Comoros, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.1 months in Moroni. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 562nd and 9125th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$6.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1377	$1216
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1126	$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2377	$1604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1204	$1377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.34	$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$4.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$4.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.53	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$3.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$61.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$574	$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6415	$14398

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1173
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2470
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1543
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2356
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$797
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1082
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1193
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$2100
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$2015
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$530
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$494
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$526
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1062
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1340
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$497
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1218
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$521
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$559
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$514
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$965
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1059
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$778
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$505
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$917
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$700
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$485
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$454
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$457
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$471
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$717
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$816
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$459
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$517

Cities near Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1196
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1511
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1167
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$933
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$586
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$546
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$417
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$533
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$494
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$604
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$611
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$452
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$456
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$691
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$511
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$489
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$495
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$563
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$522
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$495
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$559
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$463
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$540
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$792
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$618
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$952
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$493
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$415
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$1132
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$875
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$807
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$448
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$754
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$543
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$755