Al Ain vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$612
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$733
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
37
82
😀 Quality of life
79
66
🏙️ Population
767K
5.38M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 40% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4616th and 6353rd ($1132 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in the United Arab Emirates and Russia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 496th and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$2.78
 Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$6.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$6504

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$1191
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$2229
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$814
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$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
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$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438