Sendai vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1069
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$460
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1516
$2246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
66
😀 Quality of life
90
88
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.25M

The cost of living in Sendai is 25% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5094th and 4204th ($1069 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 139th and 6th 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 Sendai compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Sendai ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 242nd and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.59
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.32
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$282
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$798
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2230
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.63
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.3
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5899
$6883

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Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483