Al Ain vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1844
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5338
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$3717
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3607
$2474
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
38
100
😀 Quality of life
75
99
🏙️ Population
767K
14.3M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 15% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2271st and 3019th ($1844 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 2 months in Al Ain compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 1000th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4401
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3318
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.33%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2055
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$640
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3802
$15235

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$634
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$1779
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$1709
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$585
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$547
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$518
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$1280
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$548
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$1243
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$514
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$605
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$515
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$1068
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$1056
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$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
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$551
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$546
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$557
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$829
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$809
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$529
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$1098
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$1081
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$1089
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$1041
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$1138
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$1137
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$1088
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$1033
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$1107
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$1111
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$1103
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$1128
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$1084
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$1104
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$1105
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$1066
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$1249
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$1099
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$1122
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$1196
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$1124
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$1071
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$1099
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$1114
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$1045
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$1164
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$1071
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$1090
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