Al Ain vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$903
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$1876
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
38
91
😀 Quality of life
84
81
🏙️ Population
767K
1.52M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 32% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4207th and 5047th ($1457 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 98th 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.7 months in Kobe. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 505th and 681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Kobe

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Al Ain Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$12285

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$1473
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$2183
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$1148
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$1373
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$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
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$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1037
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$813
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$825
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$565

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$1029
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$1093
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$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071