Sendai vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sendai Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1111
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2813
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$459
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$861
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$400
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2543
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
73
65
😀 Quality of life
92
83
🏙️ Population
1.06M
1.25M

The cost of living in Sendai is 26% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4890th and 3679th ($1111 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Sendai ranked 6th best city to live in Japan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 91st and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sendai Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.64
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$852
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2390
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1362
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.68
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.93
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.9
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$320
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6369
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$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
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$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