Sendai vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2419
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$416
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$353
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1272
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
66
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.25M

The cost of living in Sendai is 31% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5585th and 4144th ($1010 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Sendai ranked 169th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2145th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sendai vs Sharjah

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Sendai Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.58
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.84
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$488
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2579
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1456
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.09
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.27
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.3
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5002
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022

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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