Al Ain vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$6649
🏠 One person rent
$612
$1620
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$3006
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$3743
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
99
😀 Quality of life
79
98
🏙️ Population
767K
4.84M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 59% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4616th and 318th ($1132 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 496th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$6.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$17934

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
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$1584
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$787
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$1164
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$1126
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$758
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$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
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$779
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$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
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$1285
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$1375
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$890
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$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
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$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
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$822
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$844
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$561
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$575

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$1998
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$1903
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$1691
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$1430
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$1461
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$1610
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$1723
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$1463
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$2604
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$1404
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$1688
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$1528
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$1481
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$1669
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$1672
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$1862
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$1707
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$2152
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$2011
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$1719
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$1716
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$1317
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$1552
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$1693
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$1785
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$1701
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$1702
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$2356
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$1746
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$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
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$2356
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$1688
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$1327
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