Abu Dhabi vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$1897
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	52
😀 Quality of life	85	72
🏙️ Population	1.57M	791K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 93% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 2187th and 5515th ($1942 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 404th 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 1.9 months in Niigata. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 443rd and 3269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Niigata

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	Abu Dhabi	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$14992

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001