Cost of Living Comparison Between Mussaffah and Ras al-Khaimah Cost of Living Comparison Between Mussaffah and Ras al-Khaimah

🙂 Solo nomad: Mussaffah is 24.7% cheaper than Ras al-Khaimah without rent, and 12% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mussaffah is 9.3% cheaper than Ras al-Khaimah without rent, and 15.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.85 AED 25.16

$13.69 AED 50.2

-49.96%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.22 AED 118

$48.35 AED 177

-33.36%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.68 AED 35.52

$6.99 AED 25.65

38.48%

Cappuccino

$5.02 AED 18.44

$5.69 AED 20.87

-11.78%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.03 AED 3.77

$1.31 AED 4.81

-21.37%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 AED 1.28

$0.67 AED 2.47

-47.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$9.68 AED 35.53

$11.01 AED 40.39

-12.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.66 AED 35.44

$10.30 AED 37.79

-6.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.76 AED 6.45

$1.64 AED 6.03

7.32%

White Bread (500g)

$1.20 AED 4.39

$1.50 AED 5.51

-20.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.05 AED 7.53

$1.72 AED 6.31

19.19%

Eggs

$2.73 AED 10.01

$2.27 AED 8.33

20.26%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.51 AED 38.58

$12.65 AED 46.41

-16.92%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.69 AED 24.56

$7.55 AED 27.72

-11.39%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.64 AED 31.72

$15.14 AED 55.6

-42.93%

Apples (1kg)

$1.84 AED 6.77

$2.30 AED 8.46

-20.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.48 AED 5.43

$1.75 AED 6.43

-15.43%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.41 AED 5.17

$1.53 AED 5.63

-7.84%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.22 AED 4.46

$1.31 AED 4.82

-6.87%

Potato (1kg)

$1.04 AED 3.81

$0.95 AED 3.50

9.47%

Onion (1kg)

$1.23 AED 4.52

$1.04 AED 3.80

18.27%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.47 AED 5.39

$1.74 AED 6.39

-15.52%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.60 AED 2.20

$0.54 AED 1.98

11.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.14 AED 22.55

$6.35 AED 23.30

-3.31%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.73 AED 50.4

$13.80 AED 50.6

-0.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.88 AED 6.90

$2.53 AED 9.27

-25.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 AED 8.02

$3.00 AED 11.00

-27.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.66 AED 6.09

$2.45 AED 8.99

-32.24%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$53.1 AED 195

$64.5 AED 237

-17.67%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.37 AED 12.36

$1.53 AED 5.63

120.26%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.56 AED 2.06

$0.95 AED 3.48

-41.05%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.88 AED 17.90

$8.27 AED 30.35

-40.99%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.75 AED 2.77

$0.81 AED 2.99

-7.41%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$45.1K AED 165.7K

$45.6K AED 167.3K

-0.95%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$22.1K AED 81.2K

$22.8K AED 83.5K

-2.80%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$145 AED 532

$150 AED 550

-3.32%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$66.0 AED 242

$45.51 AED 167

45.02%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$102 AED 374

$101 AED 372

0.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$64.4 AED 236

$56.7 AED 208

13.54%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$39.43 AED 145

$41.35 AED 152

-4.64%

Cinema Ticket

$13.04 AED 47.85

$13.48 AED 49.48

-3.26%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$636 AED 2,333

$245 AED 898

159.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,936 AED 25.5K

$5,246 AED 19.3K

32.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$52.4 AED 192

$117 AED 431

-55.44%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$56.9 AED 209

$53.5 AED 196

6.40%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$93.9 AED 345

$136 AED 501

-31.21%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$80.9 AED 297

$138 AED 508

-41.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$753 AED 2,763

$715 AED 2,625

5.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$769 AED 2,821

$769 AED 2,823

-0.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,469 AED 9,063

$1,990 AED 7,303

24.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,384 AED 5,079

$1,522 AED 5,584

-9.05%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,816 AED 17.7K

$4,958 AED 18.2K

-2.86%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,286 AED 8,390

$1,965 AED 7,213

16.31%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,892 AED 10.6K

$1,684 AED 6,179

71.78%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.75

4.88

-2.66%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Mussaffah: March 1, 2026

Last update for Ras al-Khaimah: March 3, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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