Abu Dhabi vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1828
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4703
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$1173
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$2618
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3781
$1611
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
53
99
😀 Quality of life
83
77
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.33M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 53% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 2320th and 4495th ($1828 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 438th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Saitama

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Abu Dhabi Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.61
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1236
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$918
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2996
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2225
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.9
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5750
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4816
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.53
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.88
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.3
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.9
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12452
$14676

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125