Al Ain vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1711
🏠 One person rent
$612
$206
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$464
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$197
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
50
😀 Quality of life
79
52
🏙️ Population
767K
1.57M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 87% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4616th and 7596th ($1132 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 38th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 496th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$2132

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$2229
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$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
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$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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$604
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$606
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$890
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$621
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$561
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$798
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$646
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$541
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$531
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$604
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$575
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$387
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$530
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$599
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$538
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$522
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$868
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$710
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$543
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$910
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$543
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$559
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1375
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1005
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1327
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$540
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1285
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$959
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$457
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$1424
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$549
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
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$1810
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$758
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$875
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698