Al Ain vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Al Ain	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$560	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$1195	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$317	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.7	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3674	$819
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	37	8
😀 Quality of life	79	58
🏙️ Population	767K	24.7K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 32% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5284th and 3466th ($1050 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and the Seychelles, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 600th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Victoria

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	Al Ain	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.15	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$460	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$820	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.9	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.73%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.68	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.7	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$665	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6250	$8081

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1232
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$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

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482