Abu Dhabi vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2558
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$810
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$2002
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	53	100
😀 Quality of life	85	81
🏙️ Population	1.57M	594K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 89% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 2187th and 5371st ($1942 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 306th in the United Arab Emirates and Japan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 2 months in Kawaguchi. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 443rd and 694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Kawaguchi

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	Abu Dhabi	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$15648

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$972
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1028
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1024
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$975
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1039
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1110
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$997
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1038
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$961
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1055
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$994
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1116
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$990
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1066
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1066