Al Ain vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$1337
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	38	18
😀 Quality of life	75	60
🏙️ Population	767K	932K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 14% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 2271st and 3004th ($1844 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in the United Arab Emirates and Spain, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 1000th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291