Al Ain vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$372
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	38	95
😀 Quality of life	75	62
🏙️ Population	767K	6.21M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 101% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 2271st and 5954th ($1844 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Brazil, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 1000th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Al Ain	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562