Hiroshima vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hiroshima Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$877
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2128
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$334
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$563
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2549
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
66
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.25M

The cost of living in Hiroshima is 40% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6460th and 4144th ($877 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 874th 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 2.9 months in Hiroshima compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Hiroshima ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 88th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hiroshima vs Sharjah

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Hiroshima Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.16
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$536
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1955
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1629
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.19
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3517
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$877
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$868
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$902
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$902
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$913
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$956
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$981
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$913
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$920
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$919
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$970
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$925
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$941
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$963
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$942
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$974
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$991
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$984
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$932
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$1001
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$934
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$938
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$937
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$924
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$898
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$942
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$939
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$913
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$953
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$964
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$1031
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$940
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$1102
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$906
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$1019
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$907
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$940
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$934
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$934

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492