Al Ain vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Al Ain	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1457	$2642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3132	$6140
🏠 One person rent	$903	$1320
🏘️ Family rent	$1411	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$955
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3660	$8047
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	38	29
😀 Quality of life	84	70
🏙️ Population	767K	5.67K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 45% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 4207th and 666th ($1457 vs $2642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 3 months in Vaduz. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Vaduz ranked 2nd in Liechtenstein, while ranked 505th and 3917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Vaduz

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	Al Ain	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.72	$33.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.36	$20.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$7.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$7.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$4.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$782	$1293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$728	$1041
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1388	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1163	$1856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.2	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.6	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.05%	7.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2374	$17730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$7482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$125
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.45	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$2.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$8.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$27.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$52.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.45	$7.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$5.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.3	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$48.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$150
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$186
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6189	$18113

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1214
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2420
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1473
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2183
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$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

Cities near Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2543
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2942
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1975
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$2075
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1889
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1748
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2721
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1872
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$3345
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1986
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1748
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$3457
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1885
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3305
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1855
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3556
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$4151
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3784
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3494
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1892
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$3281
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1740
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1884
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1696
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$3367
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$3380
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$3367
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$3331