Al Ain vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$6742
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	80
😀 Quality of life	75	91
🏙️ Population	767K	737K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 39% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2271st and 158th ($1844 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 1000th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093