Al Ain vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$900
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
38
70
😀 Quality of life
82
78
🏙️ Population
767K
7.01M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 11% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4139th and 3485th ($1455 vs $1628) 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 562nd and 899th 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
$10
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$10912

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$2133
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$1170
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$1355
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$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
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
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$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459