Kobe vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kobe Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1119
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$481
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$880
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1779
$2228
😷 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 4855th and 3679th ($1119 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 121st 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 1.6 months in Kobe compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Kobe ranked 33rd best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 631st and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kobe Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.09
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$873
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$671
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.9
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4552
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.51
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14101
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1084
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1181
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1096
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1132
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1083
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1097
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1052
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1106
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1212
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1088
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1068
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1067
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1174
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1094
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1080
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1362
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1086
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1138
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1080
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1091
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1087
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1169
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1071
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1104
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1117
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1103
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1111
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1172
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1162
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1075
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1094

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507