Al Ain vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$612
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$2275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
91
😀 Quality of life
79
96
🏙️ Population
767K
1.52M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 5% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4616th and 4822nd ($1132 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 106th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 2.1 months in Kobe. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 496th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$9012

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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
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$1164
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$1126
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$758
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$1872
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$1810
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$779
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$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
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$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
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$890
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$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
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$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
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$844
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$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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$1006
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$1085
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$1060
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$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015