Sakai vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sakai Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1115
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2696
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$522
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$892
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2108
$2246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
66
😀 Quality of life
82
88
🏙️ Population
824K
1.25M

The cost of living in Sakai is 21% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4919th and 4204th ($1115 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 6th 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 1.9 months in Sakai compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Sakai ranked 15th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 639th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sakai Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.62
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$546
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1005
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3852
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.4
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.3
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.8
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$163
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13511
$6883

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1062
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1079
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1064
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1010
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1025
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1118
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1060
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1012
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1277
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1063
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$992
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1021
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1024
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1068
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1002
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1033
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1015
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1055
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1088
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1025
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1046

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2521
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$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483