Sapporo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1268
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3058
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$558
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$436
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1540
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
65
😀 Quality of life
87
83
🏙️ Population
1.96M
1.25M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 16% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4398th and 3679th ($1268 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1.2 months in Sapporo compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Sapporo ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 246th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sapporo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.93
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$757
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$304
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.75%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2442
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1776
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.77
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.62
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.1
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11313
$5054

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$1121
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$1123
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1119
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1117
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1116
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1099
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1064
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1119
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1118
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$981
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1127
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1033
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1163
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1025
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$989
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$993
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1018
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$996
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1160
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1000
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1021
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1103
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1101
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1120
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1122
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1125
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1124

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$2084
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$2309
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$1768
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$1603
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$1232
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$1050
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$1802
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$728
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$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
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$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