Al Ain vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$900
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$1748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
38
91
😀 Quality of life
82
94
🏙️ Population
767K
1.52M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 23% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4139th and 4788th ($1455 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 31st 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 2.1 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 5th in Japan, while ranked 562nd and 40th 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
$10
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$10496

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$1355
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$1791
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$797
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$1082
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$1193
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$620
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$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
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$530
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$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
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$1062
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$1340
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$497
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$1218
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$521
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$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
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$1059
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$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
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$717
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$816
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$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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$1012
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$1066
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$1141
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$1024
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$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
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$1119
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$986
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$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038