Kyoto vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2780
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$419
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1874
$2274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
66
😀 Quality of life
78
86
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.25M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 29% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5014th and 3851st ($1100 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 Kyoto compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Kyoto ranked 42nd best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 867th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kyoto vs Sharjah

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Kyoto Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.27
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$467
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.2
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4384
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2352
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.6
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.64
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.68
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.5
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6117
$8199

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469