Al Ain vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$560
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$880
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$1779
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
37
91
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
767K
1.52M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 6% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 5284th and 4855th ($1050 vs $1119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 121st 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.6 months in Kobe. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kobe ranked 33rd in Japan, while ranked 600th and 631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$3.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$89.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$4552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$3248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$80.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$9.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$14101

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$1232
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$2309
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$1503
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$2084
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$1802
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$1768
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$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
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$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1084
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$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094