Al Ain vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$5671
🏠 One person rent
$612
$1643
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$2600
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$800
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$3682
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
37
53
😀 Quality of life
79
89
🏙️ Population
767K
140K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 58% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 4616th and 344th ($1132 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Iceland, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 496th and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Reykjavik

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Al Ain Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$10.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$5.05
🥤 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
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$83
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$6072

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
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$1841
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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
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$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
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$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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$2304
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$2460
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$2023
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$2011
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$1952
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$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
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$1527
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$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
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$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
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$1539
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$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
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$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991