Al Ain vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$4114
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	38	81
😀 Quality of life	75	91
🏙️ Population	767K	1.43M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 9% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 2271st and 1745th ($1844 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1531st in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 1000th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133