Al Ain vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$560
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$570
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
37
5
😀 Quality of life
79
50
🏙️ Population
767K
115K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 171% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5284th and 9013th ($1050 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 600th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$691

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$1232
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$2309
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1503
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2084
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$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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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284