Kobe vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2716
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$453
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$136
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1876
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
66
😀 Quality of life
81
87
🏙️ Population
1.52M
1.25M

The cost of living in Kobe is 25% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5047th and 4144th ($1103 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 98th 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 1.7 months in Kobe compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Kobe ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 681st and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kobe vs Sharjah

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Kobe Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.2
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5111
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.8
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12285
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071

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