Dubai vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dubai	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2309	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1523	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2687	$1064
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$2198
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	64	100
😀 Quality of life	86	79
🏙️ Population	3.33M	594K

The cost of living in Dubai is 119% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1098th and 5234th ($2309 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 362nd 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 306th and 584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Kawaguchi

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	Dubai	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1170	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3310	$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6006	$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3452	$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.8	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$779	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12682	$12607

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1503
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1232
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1050
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$994
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1810
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1110
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1719
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$561
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$556
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$547
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$520
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1267
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1218
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1226
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$531
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$870
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$687
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$989
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$558
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$878
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$546
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$639
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$467
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$541
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$489
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$831
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$577
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$507

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095