Al Ain vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Al Ain	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1132	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2470	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$612	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$915	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$343	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.2	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3750	$436
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	37	5
😀 Quality of life	79	36
🏙️ Population	767K	79.2K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 151% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4616th and 8761st ($1132 vs $452) 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 496th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.1	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.3	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$445	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$381	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$122	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.75%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11243	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6743	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.22	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.54	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.5	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.3	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8033	$701

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1191
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2229
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1612
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$1841
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1577
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1584
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$787
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1164
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1126
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1872
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1810
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$779
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$798
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$573
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1285
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1375
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$890
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1327
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$604
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$672
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$544
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$959
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1005
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$868
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$606
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$910
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$457
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$604
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$646
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$621
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$606
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$822
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$844
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$561
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$575

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288