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United Arab Emirates

Al Ain vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Al Ain is 38.3% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 57.6% less in Al Ain
Groceries: pay 32.3% less in Al Ain
Transportation: pay 53.9% less in Al Ain
Housing: pay 43.6% less in Al Ain
Childcare: pay 37.1% more in Al Ain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.4% more in Al Ain
Clothing: pay 30.4% less in Al Ain

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

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Al Ain vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.6% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Al Ain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.24	$8.17 AED30.00	-51.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.19	$8.58 AED31.50	-36.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.12	$0.72 AED2.65	-79.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.81	$0.34 AED1.25	-89.0%
Average			-57.6%

Berlin vs. Al Ain - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.3% less for groceries

	Berlin	Al Ain
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.18	$1.62 AED5.94	-32.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.79	$4.76 AED17.50	-44.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.28	$6.79 AED24.92	+43.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €4.06	$2.83 AED10.39	-36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.93	$4.40 AED16.17	-19.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.46	$1.12 AED4.13	-30.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.82	$0.92 AED3.38	+1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.38	$0.84 AED3.09	-44.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.54	$0.71 AED2.60	-58.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.86	$0.52 AED1.93	-44.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.89	$0.53 AED1.96	-45.5%
Average			-32.3%

Berlin vs. Al Ain - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.9% less for transportation

	Berlin	Al Ain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.86	$3.37 AED12.37	-61.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €63.99	$24.50 AED90.00	-65.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,858.50	$29,949.09 AED110K	-9.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.48	$6.67 AED24.50	-78.0%
Average			-53.9%

Berlin vs. Al Ain - Cost of transportation

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pay 43.6% less for housing

	Berlin	Al Ain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.72	$88.30 AED324.32	+83.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,341.63	$707.89 AED2,600.07	-52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €1,010.69	$816.48 AED2,998.91	-26.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €267.68	$86.71 AED318.50	-70.6%
Average			-43.6%

Berlin vs. Al Ain - Cost of housing

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pay 37.1% more for childcare

	Berlin	Al Ain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €131.03	$571.30 AED2,098.39	+295.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,381.24	$7,532.65 AED27,667.42	-52.5%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Al Ain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.93	$8.17 AED30.00	+50.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.94	$4.67 AED17.17	+7.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.55	$6.26 AED23.00	-40.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €36.34	$57.29 AED210.42	+43.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €14.22	$13.61 AED50.00	-13.2%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 30.4% less for clothing

	Berlin	Al Ain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €86.58	$44.24 AED162.50	-53.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €42.66	$49.09 AED180.32	+4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €94.88	$70.11 AED257.51	-33.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €128.06	$102.10 AED375.01	-27.7%
Average			-30.4%

Berlin vs. Al Ain - Cost of clothing

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