Al Ain vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$560
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$1634
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
52
😀 Quality of life
79
67
🏙️ Population
767K
791K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 5% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5284th and 4902nd ($1050 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 146th 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 600th and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$15392

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$1232
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$2309
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1503
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2084
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$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
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046