Chiba vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3327
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$524
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1636
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
65
😀 Quality of life
77
83
🏙️ Population
975K
1.25M

The cost of living in Chiba is 17% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4480th and 3679th ($1244 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 7th in Japan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Japan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chiba compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Chiba ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 814th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.61
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.1
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.02%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5029
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3186
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.84
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$101
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.5
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.29
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.04
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.1
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.96
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$285
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12540
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1079
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1089
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1139
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1145
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1119
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1055
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1061
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1067
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1080
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1033
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1047
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1090
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1106
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$1009
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1063
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1030
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1082
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1124
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1052
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1078
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1050
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1081
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1029
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1077
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1187
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1641
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1085
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1033

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507