Saitama vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$378
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$2274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
66
😀 Quality of life
77
86
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.25M

The cost of living in Saitama is 32% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5168th and 3851st ($1055 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th 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 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1050th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Sharjah

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Saitama Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096

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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