Sagamihara vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sagamihara	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2673	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$402	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$648	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2397	$2174
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	94	65
😀 Quality of life	80	83
🏙️ Population	726K	1.25M

The cost of living in Sagamihara is 30% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5219th and 3460th ($1042 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 381st 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 2.3 months in Sagamihara compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Sagamihara ranked 15th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 550th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sagamihara vs Sharjah

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	Sagamihara	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.9	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.57	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.41	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$242	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$539	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5483	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3092	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.5	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$31	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.8	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.8	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16298	$7169

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Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$993
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1091
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$1023
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1065
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1116
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1305
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1039
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$908
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1084
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$948
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1122
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$960
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1129
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1138
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$969
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1103
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1114
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1124
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1103
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1107
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1106
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1064
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1136
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1014
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1101
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536