Cost of living comparison

United Arab Emirates

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United States

Long Island vs. Al Ain Cost of Living Summary

Long Island is 2.3 times more expensive than Al Ain.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Long Island
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Long Island
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Long Island
Housing: pay 97.3% more in Long Island
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Long Island
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.0% more in Long Island
Clothing: pay 28.8% more in Long Island

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and clothing in Long Island are more expensive than in Al Ain. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Long Island.

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Long Island vs. Al Ain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Long Island instead of Al Ain, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Al Ain	Long Island
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.49 AED27.50	$18.00	+140.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.44 AED31.00	$13.00	+54.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 AED2.81	$2.28	+197.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 AED1.25	$1.74	+411.2%
Average			+200.9%

Al Ain vs. Long Island - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Al Ain	Long Island
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 AED5.89	$4.05	+152.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 AED19.39	$8.73	+65.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.55	$4.62	-33.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.64 AED13.37	$5.17	+41.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 AED15.11	$5.62	+36.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 AED4.21	$2.87	+150.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 AED3.00	$1.07	+31.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 AED3.05	$2.16	+160.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 AED2.46	$2.37	+253.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 AED1.93	$1.25	+138.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 AED1.81	$1.51	+205.6%
Average			+109.2%

Al Ain vs. Long Island - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Al Ain	Long Island
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$3.30	+13.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.51 AED90.00	$129.50	+428.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,639.07 AED164K	$24,000.00	-46.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.62 AED28.00	$19.40	+154.5%
Average			+137.5%

Al Ain vs. Long Island - Cost of transportation

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pay 97.3% more for housing

	Al Ain	Long Island
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.96 AED370.79	$57.25	-43.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.04 AED2,633.33	$2,325.00	+224.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$778.22 AED2,858.00	$2,250.00	+189.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.72 AED318.49	$103.54	+19.4%
Average			+97.3%

Al Ain vs. Long Island - Cost of housing

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Al Ain	Long Island
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.43 AED2,296.88	$2,250.00	+259.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,445.88 AED20,000.00	$23,666.67	+334.6%
Average			+297.2%

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pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Al Ain	Long Island
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.17 AED30.00	$7.00	-14.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 AED17.50	$4.75	-0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.31 AED19.50	$11.98	+125.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.16 AED180.56	$34.00	-30.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.61 AED50.00	$17.00	+24.8%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 28.8% more for clothing

	Al Ain	Long Island
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.62 AED222.62	$30.00	-50.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.59 AED105.00	$63.33	+121.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.25 AED261.67	$76.33	+7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.21 AED353.33	$131.67	+36.9%
Average			+28.8%

Al Ain vs. Long Island - Cost of clothing

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