Al Ain vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$612
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$1764
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
37
99
😀 Quality of life
79
79
🏙️ Population
767K
1.33M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 6% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4616th and 4896th ($1132 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 145th 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 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 496th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$13860

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$1191
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$2229
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039