Abu Dhabi vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$1696
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	91
😀 Quality of life	83	78
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.52M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 65% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 2320th and 4793rd ($1828 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 127th 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 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 438th and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Kobe

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	Abu Dhabi	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$16179

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1049
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1158
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1048
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1062
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1072
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1073
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1242
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1059
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1051
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1146
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1302
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1065
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1059
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1142
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1049
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1084
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1156
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1046
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079