Al Ain vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$5544
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	38	100
😀 Quality of life	75	95
🏙️ Population	767K	8.8M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 58% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 2271st and 3rd ($1844 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1.2 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 1000th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs New York City

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	Al Ain	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$21465

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111