Sakai vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Sakai Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1127
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2704
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$530
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$892
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2113
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
66
😀 Quality of life
80
87
🏙️ Population
824K
1.25M

The cost of living in Sakai is 24% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4967th and 4144th ($1127 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 1.9 months in Sakai compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Sakai ranked 17th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 701st and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Sakai vs Sharjah

Prices for goods and services in Sakai and Sharjah are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Sakai Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.19
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$690
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4437
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2255
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.47
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.2
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.6
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$186
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13407
$7922

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1047
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1071
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1049
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$996
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1078
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1031
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$994
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$999
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1162
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1044
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$981
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1004
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$979
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1046
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$996
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1037
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1008
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1029

Cities near Sharjah

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