Al Ain vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Al Ain Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$612
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$2885
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
37
100
😀 Quality of life
79
100
🏙️ Population
767K
14M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 27% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4616th and 3238th ($1132 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd 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 1.9 months in Tokyo. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 496th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Al Ain vs Tokyo infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Al Ain vs Tokyo

Prices for goods and services in Al Ain and Tokyo are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Al Ain Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$15051

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Al Ain

Distance City Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi Fujairah
$1191
126 km or 78 mi Dubai
$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

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063