Abu Dhabi vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$2086
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	96
😀 Quality of life	83	95
🏙️ Population	1.48M	2.75M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 47% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 2320th and 4366th ($1828 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Osaka. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 438th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Osaka

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	Abu Dhabi	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$8318

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008