Al Ain vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$861
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	38	8
😀 Quality of life	75	59
🏙️ Population	767K	24.7K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 23% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 2271st and 3454th ($1844 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 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 1000th and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$8298

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408