Fukuoka vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3045
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$475
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1344
$2228
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
81
65
😀 Quality of life
87
83
🏙️ Population
1.6M
1.25M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 23% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4702nd and 3679th ($1162 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th 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 1.2 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Fukuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 256th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fukuoka Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.48
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.52
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1023
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$642
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5481
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2558
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.96
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.67
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.61
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.09
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12612
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$1026
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$1026
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$1024
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$1025
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$1026
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$1021
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$1022
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$1023
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$1018
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$1020
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$1021
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$1015
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$1016
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$1006
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$1006
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$1007
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$1002
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$996
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$988
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$994
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$1003
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$995
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$998
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$980
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$985
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$982
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$1014
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$984
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$975
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$975
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$982
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$982
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$979
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$980
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$994
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$976
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$972
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$971

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2084
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$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