Al Ain vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$5859
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	100
😀 Quality of life	75	94
🏙️ Population	767K	690K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 41% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 2271st and 96th ($1844 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 86th in the United Arab Emirates and the United States, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 1000th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979