Sakai vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sakai Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1174
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2905
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$517
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1020
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2545
$2228
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
80
83
🏙️ Population
824K
1.25M

The cost of living in Sakai is 22% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4661st and 3679th ($1174 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th 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 2.2 months in Sakai compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Sakai ranked 16th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 519th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sakai vs Sharjah

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Sakai Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.01
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$9.57
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$507
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.8
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.8%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2898
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.72
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.9
$9.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.9
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.6
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.7
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.8
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5592
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1086
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1094
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1094
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1030
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1043
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1132
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1140
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1077
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1034
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1362
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$1014
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1048
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1045
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1021
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1084
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1169
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1037
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1125
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1054
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1052

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2084
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$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
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$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507