Al Ain vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Al Ain	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1457	$3322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3132	$6846
🏠 One person rent	$903	$2058
🏘️ Family rent	$1411	$3020
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$916
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3660	$4546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	38	52
😀 Quality of life	84	89
🏙️ Population	767K	139K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 56% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 4207th and 86th ($1457 vs $3322) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 505th and 268th 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	$9.72	$28.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.36	$20.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$12.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$782	$2151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$728	$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1388	$3373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1163	$2721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.2	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.6	$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.05%	8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2374	$7832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$6385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$5.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.45	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$2.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$4.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$6.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$24.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.45	$5.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$95.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.3	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$46.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$144
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6189	$30361

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1214
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2420
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1473
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2183
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$796
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1080
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1135
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$2014
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1923
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$575
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$545
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$575
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1109
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1309
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$541
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1192
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$545
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$627
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$563
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$931
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1037
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$823
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$565
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$928
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$547
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$465
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$489
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$523
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$813
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$825
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$487
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$565

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3212
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2621
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2974
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2066
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2053
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1540
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1620
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1645
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1656
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1852
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1906
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1862
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2121
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1585
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1769
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1707
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1854
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1588
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1784
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1954
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1496
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1945
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1980
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2978
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2179
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1490
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2363
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2135
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1984
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2627
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2409