Al Ain vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$889	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$2373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	38	95
😀 Quality of life	82	82
🏙️ Population	767K	726K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 42% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4123rd and 5415th ($1449 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 340th 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 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 588th and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Sagamihara

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	Al Ain	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.58	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$10783

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1228
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2514
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1419
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2521
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$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
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$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

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076