Okayama vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$910
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2405
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$323
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$546
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1414
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
66
😀 Quality of life
75
87
🏙️ Population
720K
1.25M

The cost of living in Okayama is 38% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6268th and 4144th ($910 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th 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 Okayama compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Okayama ranked 112th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1654th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Sharjah

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Okayama Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.32
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.71
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6821
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3501
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.47
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.2
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.3
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$526
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12437
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$920
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$958
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$929
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$959
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$959
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$941
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$934
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$1024
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$907
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$1011
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$906
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1128
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1188
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1069
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$1001
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$982
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$959
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1153
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$1024
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$944
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$970
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$913
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$939
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$948
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1011
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1302
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$957
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1006
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$898
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$954
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$968
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1313
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1066
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1253
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$932
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1453
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1562
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1554

Cities near Sharjah

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