Abu Dhabi vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2835
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$914
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$359
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$1593
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
82
90
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.46M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 89% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1938th and 5138th ($1936 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 285th 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Kyoto. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kyoto ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 369th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$5276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$5307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$58.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$8938

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$924
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$939
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$959
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$966
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$982
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$963
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$921
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$920
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$921
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$960
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1069
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$924
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1002
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$935
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1103
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$935
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$967
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1055
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$921
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1105
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1009
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$935
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$997
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1048
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1284
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1007
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$945
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$933
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$940
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$972
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$977
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$995
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$996
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$909
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1006