Kobe vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2821
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$460
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$848
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1696
$2174
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
65
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.25M

The cost of living in Kobe is 26% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4793rd and 3460th ($1107 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 127th 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 1.5 months in Kobe compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Kobe ranked 31st best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 674th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.64
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$846
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4362
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3074
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.3
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.17
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31.1
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.16
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.1
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16179
$7169

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1049
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1072
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1156
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1136
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1046
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536