Kumamoto vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kumamoto Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2221
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$337
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.5
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1792
$2174
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
58
65
😀 Quality of life
70
83
🏙️ Population
738K
1.25M

The cost of living in Kumamoto is 40% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6073rd and 3460th ($894 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 825th 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 2 months in Kumamoto compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Kumamoto ranked 343rd best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2451st and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kumamoto Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.37
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.88
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$182
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$556
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4226
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2011
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.4
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.91
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.55
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.04
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11936
$7169

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Mashiki
$871
13 km or 7.9 mi Koshi
$873
13 km or 8.1 mi Uto
$872
14 km or 8.6 mi Kikuyo
$870
17 km or 11 mi Uki
$874
18 km or 11 mi Ozu
$874
19 km or 12 mi Tamana
$871
23 km or 14 mi Kikuchi
$874
24 km or 15 mi Yamaga
$869
32 km or 20 mi Yatsushiro
$884
32 km or 20 mi Arao
$866
34 km or 21 mi Shimabara
$873
35 km or 21 mi Kami-Amakusa
$880
35 km or 22 mi Omuta
$863
41 km or 25 mi Minamishimabara
$877
43 km or 27 mi Aso
$896
44 km or 28 mi Miyama
$850
48 km or 30 mi Yame
$842
48 km or 30 mi Unzen
$876
49 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$852
49 km or 31 mi Chikugo
$839
54 km or 34 mi Okawa
$852
60 km or 37 mi Kurume
$830
61 km or 38 mi Isahaya
$883
61 km or 38 mi Amakusa
$888
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$866
62 km or 39 mi Hita
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miyaki
$834
64 km or 40 mi Saga
$884
64 km or 40 mi Kanzaki
$848
66 km or 41 mi Kashima
$875
66 km or 41 mi Hitoyoshi
$913
66 km or 41 mi Shiroishi
$876
67 km or 41 mi Tosu
$838
68 km or 42 mi Ogori
$847
68 km or 42 mi Taketa
$914
68 km or 42 mi Ogi
$872
69 km or 43 mi Asakura
$866
70 km or 43 mi Ureshino
$878
70 km or 44 mi Omura
$882

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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