Al Ain vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$903
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
38
5
😀 Quality of life
84
45
🏙️ Population
767K
115K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 253% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4207th and 8957th ($1457 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and Bhutan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 505th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Thimphu

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Al Ain Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$633

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$1214
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$2420
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$1473
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$2183
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$2070
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$1148
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$1373
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
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$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

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$443
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$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285