Sendai vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2414
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$414
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$669
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1115
$2274
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
66
😀 Quality of life
74
86
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.25M

The cost of living in Sendai is 35% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5531st and 3851st ($1007 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Sendai ranked 228th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2040th and 367th 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
$5.41
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.71%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.58
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.68
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.7
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4242
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469