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Al Ain vs. Alexandroupolis Cost of Living Summary

Al Ain is 2.5% more expensive than Alexandroupolis.

Restaurants: pay 45.5% less in Al Ain
Groceries: pay 5.0% less in Al Ain
Transportation: pay 40.2% less in Al Ain
Housing: pay 63.2% more in Al Ain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.9% more in Al Ain
Clothing: pay 31.4% less in Al Ain

The cost of housing and entertainment and sports in Al Ain are more expensive than in Alexandroupolis. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, clothing, groceries, and childcare are lower in Al Ain.

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Al Ain vs. Alexandroupolis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Al Ain instead of Alexandroupolis, you would:

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pay 45.5% less for restaurants

	Alexandroupolis	Al Ain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$8.17 AED30.00	-51.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.47	$8.58 AED31.50	-19.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.66 €2.37	$0.72 AED2.65	-72.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 €0.65	$0.34 AED1.25	-53.2%
Average			-45.5%

Alexandroupolis vs. Al Ain - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.0% less for groceries

	Alexandroupolis	Al Ain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 €1.26	$1.62 AED5.94	+14.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.09 €5.42	$4.76 AED17.50	-21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.15 €4.59	$6.79 AED24.92	+31.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.77 €4.25	$2.83 AED10.39	-40.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.57 €4.07	$4.40 AED16.16	-3.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$1.12 AED4.13	+14.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.82	$0.92 AED3.38	-0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.75	$0.84 AED3.09	-0.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.98	$0.71 AED2.60	-36.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.51	$0.52 AED1.93	-8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$0.53 AED1.96	+27.3%
Average			-5.0%

Alexandroupolis vs. Al Ain - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.2% less for transportation

	Alexandroupolis	Al Ain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.31 €7.39	$3.37 AED12.37	-59.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$24.50 AED89.99	-45.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,895.19	$29,949.09 AED110K	+7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.16 €11.71	$6.67 AED24.50	-49.3%
Average			-40.2%

Alexandroupolis vs. Al Ain - Cost of transportation

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pay 63.2% more for housing

	Alexandroupolis	Al Ain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.86 €26.58	$88.30 AED324.28	+195.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.89 €423.56	$707.89 AED2,599.72	+48.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$410.57 €365.42	$816.48 AED2,998.51	+98.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.63 €76.21	$86.71 AED318.46	+1.3%
Average			+63.2%

Alexandroupolis vs. Al Ain - Cost of housing

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pay about the same for childcare

	Alexandroupolis	Al Ain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$476.59 €424.18	$571.30 AED2,098.11	+19.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,030.67 €8,037.62	$7,532.65 AED27,663.65	-16.6%

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pay 40.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Alexandroupolis	Al Ain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$8.17 AED30.00	+45.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 €3.31	$4.67 AED17.16	+25.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.49 €4.88	$6.26 AED23.00	+14.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.39 €44.85	$57.29 AED210.39	+13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.72 €5.98	$13.61 AED49.99	+102.6%
Average			+40.9%

Alexandroupolis vs. Al Ain - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 31.4% less for clothing

	Alexandroupolis	Al Ain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.78 €86.14	$44.24 AED162.48	-54.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.46 €40.46	$49.09 AED180.30	+8.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.17 €107.85	$70.11 AED257.47	-42.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.78 €117.29	$102.10 AED374.96	-22.5%
Average			-31.4%

Alexandroupolis vs. Al Ain - Cost of clothing

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