Al Ain vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$900
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
38
47
😀 Quality of life
82
41
🏙️ Population
767K
1.57M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 188% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4139th and 8645th ($1455 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 48th in the United Arab Emirates and Iran, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 562nd and 7725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Shiraz

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Al Ain Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$2115

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$1173
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$2470
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$1543
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2356
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$2133
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$485
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694