Kyoto vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2807
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$437
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$751
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1949
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
66
😀 Quality of life
78
87
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.25M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 23% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4965th and 4144th ($1128 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Kyoto ranked 39th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 946th and 352nd 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
$8.25
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.16
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$857
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.03%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4341
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2380
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.4
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.62
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5281
$7922

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Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$960
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$979
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$976
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$990
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$977
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$980
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$976
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$985
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$960
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$961
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$959
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$977
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1027
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$964
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$991
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$972
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1051
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$964
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$989
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1037
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$973
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1016
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$965
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1033
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1057
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1162
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1031
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$979
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$993
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$971
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1061
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1029
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1028
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1012
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$964
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1041

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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