Kitakyushu vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1088
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$445
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1582
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
66
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
935K
1.25M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 26% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5098th and 4144th ($1088 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 126th 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 Kitakyushu compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Kitakyushu ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 255th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs Sharjah

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Kitakyushu Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.76
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$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
$384
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5224
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2206
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.4
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.7
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.06
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.65
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.6
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$395
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12673
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1050
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$984
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$984
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$984
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$980
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$976
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$966
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$977
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$969
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$956
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$958
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$968
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$946
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$965
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$939
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$1026
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$955
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$939
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$1019
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$943
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$954
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$944
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$942
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$943
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$943
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$927
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$937
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$890
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$936
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$924
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$881
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1045
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$916
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$931
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$880
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$1008
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$852
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$908
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$914

Cities near Sharjah

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