Abu Dhabi vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2696
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$892
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$2108
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	95
😀 Quality of life	85	82
🏙️ Population	1.57M	824K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 74% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 2187th and 4919th ($1942 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 67th 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 Sakai. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 443rd and 639th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Sakai

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	Abu Dhabi	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$13511

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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 Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1062
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1064
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1055
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1010
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1025
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1099
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1012
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1058
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1277
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1063
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$992
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1024
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1033
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1015
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1025
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046