Al Ain vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$326
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	38	74
😀 Quality of life	75	63
🏙️ Population	767K	3.01M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 236% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 2271st and 8233rd ($1844 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 15th in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 1000th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Surabaya

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	Al Ain	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$5490

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508