Al Ain vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$2841
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$2421
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	38	95
😀 Quality of life	75	80
🏙️ Population	767K	824K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 61% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 2271st and 4649th ($1844 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 70th 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 months in Al Ain compared to 2.1 months in Sakai. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 1000th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$8371

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1065
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1079
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1019
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1026
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1065
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1019
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1059
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1302
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1062
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$998
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1026
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1031
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1142
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1018
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1062
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1033
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1046