Al Ain vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3246
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$889
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3712
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
38
91
😀 Quality of life
82
81
🏙️ Population
767K
1.52M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 31% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4123rd and 4945th ($1449 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 71st 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 588th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.58
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.42
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.14
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.3
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1226
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.17
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.23
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$602
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5433
$10723

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$2514
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$2521
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$1942
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$1183
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$1398
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$1730
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$792
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1078
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1081
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1849
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1770
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$573
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$530
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$568
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1201
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1237
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$529
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$1230
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$534
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$624
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$557
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$908
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1008
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$873
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$553
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$930
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$604
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$530
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$453
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$477
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$503
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$808
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$817
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$463
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$545

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$1033
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$1091
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$1152
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$1056
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$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
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$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
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$1157
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$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
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$1079