Abu Dhabi vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$1764
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
52
99
😀 Quality of life
82
79
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.33M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 82% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1938th and 4896th ($1936 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 145th 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 1.7 months in Saitama. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 369th and 484th 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
$9.91
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$13860

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039