Sakai vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Cities near Sakai

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

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2084
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2309
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$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