Al Ain vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Al Ain	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1132	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2470	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$612	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.2	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3750	$348
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	37	72
😀 Quality of life	79	62
🏙️ Population	767K	2.89M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 117% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4616th and 8350th ($1132 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 23rd 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 496th and 5178th 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	$8.1	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.3	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$381	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$122	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.75%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11243	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6743	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.54	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.5	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.3	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8033	$5424

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506