Fukuoka vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fukuoka Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2453
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$427
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1557
$2274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
82
66
😀 Quality of life
78
86
🏙️ Population
1.6M
1.25M

The cost of living in Fukuoka is 34% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5437th and 3851st ($1018 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Fukuoka compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Fukuoka ranked 50th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 919th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Fukuoka Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.66
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.5
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.38
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$499
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.1
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6382
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2683
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11926
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$895
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$897
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$888
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$889
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$894
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$883
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$891
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$896
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$876
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$898
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$871
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$901
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$890
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$907
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$848
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$807
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$815
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$914
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$905
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$918
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$886
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$802
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$841
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$821
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$791
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$928
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$928
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$916
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$864
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$934
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$936
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$855
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$843
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$821
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$808
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$881
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$824

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469