Al Ain vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Al Ain	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1457	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3132	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$903	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$1411	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3660	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	99
😀 Quality of life	84	98
🏙️ Population	767K	5.45M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 49% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4207th and 348th ($1457 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 505th 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	$9.72	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.36	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$782	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$728	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1388	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1163	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.2	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.6	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.05%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2374	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.45	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.45	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.3	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6189	$21946

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1214
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2420
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1473
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2183
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$796
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1080
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1135
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$2014
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1923
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$575
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$545
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$575
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1109
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1309
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$541
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1192
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$545
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$627
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$563
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$931
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1037
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$823
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$565
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$928
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$547
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$465
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$489
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$523
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$813
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$825
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$487
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$565

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864