Al Ain vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$889	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$3927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	38	93
😀 Quality of life	82	98
🏙️ Population	767K	2.14M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 38% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4123rd and 1191st ($1449 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Australia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 588th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.58	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736