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Al Ain vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Al Ain is 33.3% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 44.1% more in Al Ain
Groceries: pay 9.8% more in Al Ain
Transportation: pay 21.6% less in Al Ain
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Al Ain
Childcare: pay 28.3% less in Al Ain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.3% more in Al Ain
Clothing: pay 12.0% less in Al Ain

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

Al Ain vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.1% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Al Ain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.67	$7.49 AED27.50	+141.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB195.33	$8.44 AED31.00	+36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.94	$0.77 AED2.81	-3.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.50	$0.34 AED1.25	+2.1%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 9.8% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Al Ain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.36	$1.60 AED5.89	+11.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.90	$5.28 AED19.39	-37.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.72	$6.96 AED25.55	-3.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.95	$3.64 AED13.37	+59.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.47	$4.12 AED15.11	+198.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.10	$1.15 AED4.21	-27.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.72	$0.82 AED3.00	-0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.24	$0.83 AED3.05	-19.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.86	$0.67 AED2.46	-21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.69	$0.52 AED1.93	-27.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.45	$0.49 AED1.81	-23.9%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 21.6% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Al Ain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.81	$2.91 AED10.69	-37.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,172.00	$24.51 AED90.00	-34.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	$44,639.07 AED163,937.00	+20.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB366.25	$7.62 AED28.00	-34.4%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Bangkok	Al Ain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB532.54	$100.96 AED370.79	+497.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,264.25	$717.04 AED2,633.33	+6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,141.91	$778.22 AED2,858.00	+141.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,163.64	$86.72 AED318.49	+26.3%
Average			+167.8%

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pay 28.3% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Al Ain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,195.25	$625.43 AED2,296.88	+2.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	$5,445.88 AED20,000.00	-59.2%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 73.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Al Ain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.90	$8.17 AED30.00	+192.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.02	$4.77 AED17.50	+87.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.44	$5.31 AED19.50	+20.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,607.58	$49.16 AED180.56	-3.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.93	$13.61 AED50.00	+68.9%
Average			+73.3%

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pay 12.0% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Al Ain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,852.35	$60.62 AED222.62	+3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,198.04	$28.59 AED105.00	-24.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,283.46	$71.25 AED261.67	-31.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,881.17	$96.21 AED353.33	+5.2%
Average			-12.0%

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