Okayama vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$871
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2340
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$309
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$520
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$2274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
66
😀 Quality of life
76
86
🏙️ Population
720K
1.25M

The cost of living in Okayama is 44% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6433rd and 3851st ($871 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Okayama ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1367th and 367th 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
$5.13
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.65
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$670
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.1
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.06%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6145
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3259
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.3
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.38
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.54
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.76
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.1
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.5
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14339
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$885
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1041
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$921
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$898
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$925
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$934
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$910
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$901
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$988
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$874
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$978
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$873
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1088
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1141
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1030
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$969
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$957
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$932
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1108
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$985
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$920
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$946
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$860
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$911
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$922
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$979
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1251
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$934
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$974
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$862
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$924
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$946
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1256
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1027
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1202
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$884
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$976
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1385
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1486
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1471

Cities near Sharjah

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