Abu Dhabi vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1802
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4691
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1140
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$2569
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.3
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3906
$2601
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
83
99
🏙️ Population
1.48M
14.3M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 10% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2486th and 3085th ($1802 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 2.2 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 405th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1179
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$880
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2759
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4957
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4315
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.28
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.83
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.21
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.95
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.5
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.3
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$667
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12787
$15495

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$1630
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$2309
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1503
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1050
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2084
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1232
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1810
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1719
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$786
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$994
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1218
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1226
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1110
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$561
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$870
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$989
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$556
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$878
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$520
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$547
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$558
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$548
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$541
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$546
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$537
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$687
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$531
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$515
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$467
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$639
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$489
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1586
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033