Chiba vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiba Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1251
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3033
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$569
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1995
$2246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
66
😀 Quality of life
81
88
🏙️ Population
975K
1.25M

The cost of living in Chiba is 12% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4599th and 4204th ($1251 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 6th 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 1.6 months in Chiba compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Chiba ranked 26th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 723rd and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiba Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.83
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.3
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5524
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3921
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.6
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.02
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.6
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.6
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.3
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$270
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18267
$6883

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Yotsukaido
$1065
11 km or 6.9 mi Narashino
$1071
11 km or 7.1 mi Ichihara
$1072
14 km or 8.5 mi Yachiyo
$1067
15 km or 9.3 mi Funabashi
$1117
18 km or 11 mi Sakura
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Shisui
$1006
21 km or 13 mi Yachimata
$1027
22 km or 13 mi Kamagaya
$1021
22 km or 13 mi Shiroi
$1025
22 km or 14 mi Oamishirasato
$1047
23 km or 14 mi Sodegaura
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Togane
$1046
26 km or 16 mi Mobara
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Tomisato
$1001
26 km or 16 mi Inzai
$1021
26 km or 16 mi Hirai
$1055
27 km or 17 mi Matsudo
$1024
28 km or 18 mi Narita
$985
28 km or 18 mi Sanmu
$1035
30 km or 18 mi Sakae
$1004
30 km or 19 mi Kisarazu
$1076
30 km or 19 mi Abiko
$1034
31 km or 19 mi Kashiwa
$1116
33 km or 20 mi Misato
$1005
34 km or 21 mi Nagareyama
$1039
34 km or 21 mi Yashio
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Kimitsu
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Toride
$1014
36 km or 22 mi Ryugasaki
$1006
37 km or 23 mi Soka
$1047
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
37 km or 23 mi Yokoshibahikari
$1025
37 km or 23 mi Kawasaki
$1354
38 km or 24 mi Tokyo
$1698
40 km or 25 mi Futtsu
$1067
40 km or 25 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
41 km or 25 mi Moriya
$1016

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483