Kyoto vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kyoto Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1107
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2727
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$427
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1887
$2246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
39 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
66
😀 Quality of life
79
88
🏙️ Population
1.46M
1.25M

The cost of living in Kyoto is 22% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4942nd and 4204th ($1107 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 6th 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 1.6 months in Sharjah. Kyoto ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 947th and 312th 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
$8.41
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$524
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.6
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3787
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2415
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.7
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$462
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5215
$6883

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$955
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$994
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1002
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1005
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1015
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$999
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$957
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$960
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$964
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1001
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1075
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1081
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$966
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1037
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$988
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1125
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$974
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1016
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$981
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1133
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1057
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$974
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1061
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1099
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1277
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1060
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$997
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$980
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1068
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1046
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1050
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1043
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$968
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1055

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483