Al Ain vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$1964
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	75
😀 Quality of life	75	83
🏙️ Population	767K	826K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 21% more expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 2271st and 3333rd ($1844 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th in the United Arab Emirates and Spain, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 1000th and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Valencia, Spain

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	Al Ain	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$9798

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434