Al Ain vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Al Ain	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$560	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$1195	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$317	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.7	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3674	$5772
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	37	87
😀 Quality of life	79	92
🏙️ Population	767K	1.39M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 69% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5284th and 45th ($1050 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 36th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 600th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.15	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$460	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$820	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.9	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.73%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.68	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.7	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$665	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6250	$21468

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1232
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2309
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1503
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2084
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$786
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$994
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1110
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1810
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1719
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$687
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$561
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$547
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1218
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1267
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$556
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1226
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$520
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$639
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$531
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$870
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$989
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$878
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$928
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$467
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$546
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$548
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$541
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$537
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$831
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$806
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$489
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$577

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647