Okayama vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$980
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2649
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$364
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1508
$2228
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
68
65
😀 Quality of life
68
83
🏙️ Population
720K
1.25M

The cost of living in Okayama is 35% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5836th and 3679th ($980 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 769th and 7th 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 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Okayama ranked 460th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3256th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Okayama Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$9.57
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7645
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4354
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.8
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$9.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.1
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14206
$5054

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Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$977
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$997
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$985
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$984
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$1025
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$995
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$983
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$975
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$961
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$985
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$962
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$987
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$960
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$958
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$993
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1075
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$1044
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$953
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$993
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$1022
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1088
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$987
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$1002
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$1049
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1010
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1231
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1017
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$954
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1103
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1085
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1205
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1037
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1145
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$960
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1212
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1432
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1607
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1582

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507