Al Ain vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$2407
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	38	70
😀 Quality of life	75	73
🏙️ Population	767K	518K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 83% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 2271st and 5444th ($1844 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 511th 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 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Utsunomiya ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 1000th and 1535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Utsunomiya

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	Al Ain	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$2991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$15244

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1016
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1009
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1016
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1044
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1077
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1049
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1047
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1080
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1116
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1057
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1046
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1088
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1073
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1190
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1126
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1092
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1068
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1075
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1108
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1322
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1099
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1248
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1069
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1187
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1042
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1125
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1059