Al Ain vs Amman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Amman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2435
🏠 One person rent
$560
$383
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$667
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
37
63
😀 Quality of life
79
68
🏙️ Population
767K
4.01M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 5% more expensive than in Amman. Cities ranked 5284th and 5667th ($1050 vs $1004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Jordan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Amman. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Amman ranked 1st in Jordan, while ranked 600th and 3456th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Amman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$7.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$7.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$4.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
7.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$1262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$7.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$5.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$5207

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$728
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$1810
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$1719
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$687
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$561
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$547
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$1267
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$556
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$1226
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$520
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$639
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$531
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$870
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$989
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$783
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$878
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$558
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$928
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$467
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$515
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$546
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$548
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$541
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$537
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$630
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$1536
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$934
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$707
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$1835
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$721
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$1400
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$1868
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$1853
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$1838
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$705
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$1614
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$1708
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$1768
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$1872
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$1758
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$847
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$1866
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$2115
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$1769
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$1918
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$1544
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$2098
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$1659
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$1836
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$1651
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$1674
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$1664
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$1917
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$2085
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$2154
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