Al Ain vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$2467
🏠 One person rent
$900
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$956
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$512
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
38
8
😀 Quality of life
82
55
🏙️ Population
767K
77.6K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 44% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4139th and 5497th ($1455 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Thailand, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 562nd and 6330th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Phuket

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Al Ain Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$13979

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$1355
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$1791
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$797
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$1082
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$1193
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$620
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$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
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$530
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$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
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$1062
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$1340
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$497
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$1218
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$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
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$965
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$1059
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$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
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$717
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$816
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$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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$806
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$582
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$788
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$747
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$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
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$429
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$637
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$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
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$439
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$555
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$407
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$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
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$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
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$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
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$787
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$459
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$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
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$809
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$839
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$743
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$741
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$766
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$718
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$783
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$799
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$992