Al Ain vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Al Ain	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1132	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2470	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$612	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.2	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3750	$4634
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	37	89
😀 Quality of life	79	98
🏙️ Population	767K	5.87M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 62% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4616th and 133rd ($1132 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Singapore, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 496th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Singapore City

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	Al Ain	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.1	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.3	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$381	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$122	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.75%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11243	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6743	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.54	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.5	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.3	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8033	$26424

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1191
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2229
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1612
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$1841
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544