Abu Dhabi vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Abu Dhabi Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4485
$2807
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$437
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2675
$1949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
51
96
😀 Quality of life
85
78
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.46M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 84% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1859th and 4965th ($2070 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 69th 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 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kyoto ranked 39th in Japan, while ranked 447th and 946th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Kyoto

Prices for goods and services in Abu Dhabi and Kyoto are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Abu Dhabi Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.29
$8.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$5.55
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.1
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$4341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10145
$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.75
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.6
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$649
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13889
$5281

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2420
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1473
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1457
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2183
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1214
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2014
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1923
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$796
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1080
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1109
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1192
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1135
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$545
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$931
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1037
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$541
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$823
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$545
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$575
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$565
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$465
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$547
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$523
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$575
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$563
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$613
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$761
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$627
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$487
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1632
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041