Al Ain vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$1207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$2774
🏠 One person rent	$889	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$1254
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$356
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$31.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$159
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	38	1
😀 Quality of life	82	14
🏙️ Population	767K	74.7K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 20% more expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 4123rd and 4688th ($1449 vs $1207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 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 588th and 9206th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.58	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$673
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$1027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$75.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$1381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$4.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$14597

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1228
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2514
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1419
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2521
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$792
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1078
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1081
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1849
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1770
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$573
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$530
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$568
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1201
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1237
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$529
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1230
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$534
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$624
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$557
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$908
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1008
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$873
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$553
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$930
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$530
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$453
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$477
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$503
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$808
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$817
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$463
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$545

Cities near Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1207
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1511
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1168
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$935
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$609
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$567
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$421
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$552
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$496
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$564
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$596
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$458
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$461
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$692
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$476
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$493
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$506
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$548
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$527
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$526
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$565
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$495
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$533
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$820
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$612
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$996
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$453
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$420
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$888
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$916
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$811
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$460
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$755
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$549
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$779