Sapporo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1173
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$526
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1651
$1719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
65
😀 Quality of life
89
82
🏙️ Population
1.96M
1.25M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 27% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4509th and 3028th ($1173 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 170th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sapporo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.3
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10328
$5193

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$1050
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$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117

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$1841
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$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
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$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
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$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541