Al Ain vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$4315
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	100
😀 Quality of life	75	100
🏙️ Population	767K	4.84M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 27% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2271st and 745th ($1844 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Australia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1000th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Sydney

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	Al Ain	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683