Al Ain vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$560
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$5777
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
79
97
🏙️ Population
767K
8.8M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 74% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5284th and 5th ($1050 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 600th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$20585

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$1232
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$2309
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$1503
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$2084
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$1802
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$1768
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
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$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108