Matsuyama vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$950
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$372
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$626
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$2274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
66
😀 Quality of life
75
86
🏙️ Population
507K
1.25M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 38% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5932nd and 3851st ($950 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 571st 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 1.9 months in Matsuyama compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Matsuyama ranked 155th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1698th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Matsuyama vs Sharjah

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Matsuyama Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.21
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.6
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.01%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3767
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.92
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10162
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Masaki
$895
9.7 km or 6 mi Tobe
$897
10 km or 6.4 mi Iyo
$896
11 km or 6.7 mi Toon
$902
34 km or 21 mi Imabari
$907
39 km or 25 mi Saijo
$925
42 km or 26 mi Ozu
$901
50 km or 31 mi Kure
$871
50 km or 31 mi Niihama
$932
52 km or 32 mi Yawatahama
$896
53 km or 33 mi Etajima
$866
57 km or 36 mi Seiyo
$898
58 km or 36 mi Takehara
$887
58 km or 36 mi Kumano
$840
63 km or 39 mi Iwakuni
$943
63 km or 39 mi Yanai
$916
64 km or 40 mi Kaita
$827
65 km or 40 mi Higashihiroshima
$882
67 km or 42 mi Otake
$918
68 km or 42 mi Hiroshima
$842
68 km or 42 mi Susaki
$961
69 km or 43 mi Ino
$971
70 km or 43 mi Hatsukaichi
$847
70 km or 44 mi Uwajima
$903
72 km or 44 mi Tosa
$971
73 km or 45 mi Mihara
$885
74 km or 46 mi Shikokuchuo
$972
76 km or 47 mi Onomichi
$884
77 km or 48 mi Kochi
$1032
77 km or 48 mi Hikari
$913
85 km or 53 mi Kudamatsu
$918
86 km or 53 mi Nankoku
$1003
89 km or 55 mi Kami
$1011
89 km or 55 mi Kan'onji
$974
91 km or 57 mi Fukuyama
$860
91 km or 57 mi Konan
$1012
92 km or 57 mi Shunan
$932
92 km or 57 mi Fuchu
$862
93 km or 57 mi Mitoyo
$979
93 km or 58 mi Akitakata
$881

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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