Al Ain vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$903
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
38
70
😀 Quality of life
84
78
🏙️ Population
767K
7.01M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 11% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4207th and 3529th ($1457 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Saudi Arabia 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 Riyadh. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 505th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Riyadh

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Al Ain Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$9443

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$2420
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$2183
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$1148
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
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$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487