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Al Ain vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Al Ain is 23.6% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 52.1% less in Al Ain
Groceries: pay 23.4% less in Al Ain
Transportation: pay 33.6% less in Al Ain
Housing: pay 3.7% more in Al Ain
Childcare: pay 37.0% less in Al Ain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% more in Al Ain
Clothing: pay 30.6% less in Al Ain

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

Al Ain vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.1% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Al Ain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$7.49 AED27.50	-48.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$8.44 AED31.00	-8.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$0.77 AED2.81	-68.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$0.34 AED1.25	-82.8%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 23.4% less for groceries

	Wellington	Al Ain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$1.60 AED5.89	-18.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$5.28 AED19.39	+31.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$6.96 AED25.55	+2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$3.64 AED13.37	-46.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$4.12 AED15.11	-13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$1.15 AED4.21	-15.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.82 AED3.00	-19.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$0.83 AED3.05	-37.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$0.67 AED2.46	-71.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$0.52 AED1.93	-41.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.49 AED1.81	-27.1%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 33.6% less for transportation

	Wellington	Al Ain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$2.91 AED10.69	-52.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	$24.51 AED90.00	-77.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$44,639.07 AED163,937.00	+43.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$7.62 AED28.00	-47.6%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 3.7% more for housing

	Wellington	Al Ain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$100.96 AED370.79	+107.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$717.04 AED2,633.33	-42.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$778.22 AED2,858.00	-29.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$86.72 AED318.49	-20.7%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 37.0% less for childcare

	Wellington	Al Ain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	$625.43 AED2,296.88	-18.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$5,445.88 AED20,000.00	-55.4%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Al Ain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$8.17 AED30.00	+23.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$4.77 AED17.50	+34.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$5.31 AED19.50	-79.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	$49.16 AED180.56	+44.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$13.61 AED50.00	+18.0%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 30.6% less for clothing

	Wellington	Al Ain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$60.62 AED222.62	-12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$28.59 AED105.00	-38.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$71.25 AED261.67	-37.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$96.21 AED353.33	-34.2%
Average			-30.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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