Al Ain vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$8222
🏠 One person rent
$612
$2662
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$3953
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$794
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$6298
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
79
96
🏙️ Population
767K
8.8M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 72% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4616th and 6th ($1132 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 496th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$8.64
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$17859

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
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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
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$1164
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$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
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$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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$2529
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$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
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$2743
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$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2351
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2422
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2638
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$2695
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2615
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2534
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2694
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2465
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2447
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3028