Al Ain vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$5008
🏠 One person rent
$560
$1271
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$2171
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$3950
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
37
93
😀 Quality of life
79
95
🏙️ Population
767K
548K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 50% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5284th and 1613th ($1050 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 10th in the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 600th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$5.1
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$25.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$9165

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$2309
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$1802
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$1768
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$1603
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$1630
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$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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$2010
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$2053
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$1991
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$2039
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$2228
21 km or 13 mi Rotterdam
$2219
31 km or 19 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
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$2246
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$2373
43 km or 27 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
46 km or 29 mi IJmuiden
$2170
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$2859
55 km or 34 mi Utrecht
$2184
61 km or 38 mi Hilversum
$2180
61 km or 38 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
62 km or 38 mi Roosendaal
$1920
63 km or 39 mi Zeist
$2375
64 km or 40 mi Purmerend
$2064
64 km or 40 mi Breda
$1750
65 km or 40 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
68 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
70 km or 43 mi Almere
$2076
70 km or 44 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
71 km or 44 mi Goes
$2046
75 km or 47 mi Langedijk
$2088
77 km or 48 mi Tilburg
$1865
80 km or 49 mi Tiel
$1968
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
81 km or 50 mi Middelburg
$1975
82 km or 51 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
85 km or 53 mi Veenendaal
$1916
92 km or 57 mi Ede
$1782
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$1412
93 km or 58 mi Wageningen
$1831
93 km or 58 mi Harderwijk
$1916
95 km or 59 mi Turnhout
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Antwerp
$1762
98 km or 61 mi Beveren
$1709
101 km or 62 mi Uden
$1921
102 km or 63 mi Mortsel
$1611