Saitama vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$380
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1596
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
99
66
😀 Quality of life
77
87
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.25M

The cost of living in Saitama is 27% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5151st and 4144th ($1073 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd 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 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Saitama ranked 64th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1177th and 352nd 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
$5.84
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5321
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3021
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15321
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102

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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