Niigata vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$414
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$695
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1617
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
54
66
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
791K
1.25M

The cost of living in Niigata is 31% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5487th and 4144th ($1024 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 361st 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 1.6 months in Niigata compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Niigata ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2415th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Sharjah

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Niigata Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$242
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$538
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.35
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.8
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16483
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032

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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