Cost of living comparison

United Arab Emirates

compared to

Japan

Nagoya vs. Al Ain Cost of Living Summary

Nagoya is 22.3% more expensive than Al Ain.

Restaurants: pay 30.4% more in Nagoya
Groceries: pay 75.6% more in Nagoya
Transportation: pay 87.0% more in Nagoya
Housing: pay 28.8% less in Nagoya
Childcare: pay 37.1% more in Nagoya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.2% less in Nagoya
Clothing: pay 14.1% less in Nagoya

The cost of transportation, groceries, childcare, and restaurants in Nagoya are more expensive than in Al Ain. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing are lower in Nagoya. Notably, transportation and groceries are significantly more expensive in Nagoya.

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Nagoya vs. Al Ain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nagoya instead of Al Ain, you would:

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pay 30.4% more for restaurants

	Al Ain	Nagoya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.49 AED27.50	$6.68 ¥1,051	-10.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.44 AED31.00	$5.35 ¥841	-36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 AED2.81	$1.14 ¥179	+48.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 AED1.25	$0.75 ¥118	+120.9%
Average			+30.4%

Al Ain vs. Nagoya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.6% more for groceries

	Al Ain	Nagoya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 AED5.89	$1.46 ¥229	-9.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.28 AED19.39	$4.86 ¥764	-7.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.55	$6.11 ¥962	-12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.64 AED13.37	$2.21 ¥347	-39.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 AED15.11	$3.09 ¥486	-24.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 AED4.21	$2.75 ¥433	+139.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 AED3.00	$1.36 ¥215	+67.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 AED3.05	$1.76 ¥277	+112.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 AED2.46	$2.64 ¥415	+292.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 AED1.93	$1.48 ¥232	+181.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 AED1.81	$1.14 ¥180	+131.6%
Average			+75.6%

Al Ain vs. Nagoya - Cost of groceries

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pay 87.0% more for transportation

	Al Ain	Nagoya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$4.43 ¥697	+52.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.51 AED90.00	$53.46 ¥8,408	+118.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,639.07 AED164K	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-50.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.62 AED28.00	$24.99 ¥3,931	+227.8%
Average			+87.0%

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pay 28.8% less for housing

	Al Ain	Nagoya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.96 AED370.79	$32.74 ¥5,150	-67.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.04 AED2,633.33	$573.57 ¥90,215	-20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$778.22 AED2,858.00	$395.38 ¥62,187	-49.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.72 AED318.49	$105.54 ¥16,599	+21.7%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 37.1% more for childcare

	Al Ain	Nagoya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.43 AED2,296.88	$461.83 ¥72,639	-26.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,445.88 AED20,000.00	$10,914.61 ¥2M	+100.4%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Al Ain	Nagoya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.17 AED30.00	$2.00 ¥315	-75.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.77 AED17.50	$2.79 ¥439	-41.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.31 AED19.50	$3.34 ¥526	-37.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.16 AED180.56	$53.90 ¥8,478	+9.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.61 AED50.00	$12.03 ¥1,892	-11.7%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

	Al Ain	Nagoya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.62 AED222.62	$44.33 ¥6,972	-26.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.59 AED105.00	$30.91 ¥4,861	+8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.25 AED261.67	$50.12 ¥7,883	-29.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.21 AED353.33	$88.54 ¥13,926	-8.0%
Average			-14.1%

Al Ain vs. Nagoya - Cost of clothing

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