Sharjah vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1612
$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2987
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1464
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$339
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1719
$1735
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
65
53
😀 Quality of life
82
85
🏙️ Population
1.25M
686K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 64% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 3028th and 5464th ($1612 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 474th in the United Arab Emirates and Japan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Sharjah compared to 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 359th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.34
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.4
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3596
$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5193
$8605

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$932
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$936
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$952
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$954
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$960
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$962
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$961
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$964
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1041
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$963
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1027
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1030
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1035
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1039
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1034
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$966
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1021
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1047
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1047
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1048
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1033
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1036
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1039
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1053
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1050
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1054
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1080
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1032
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1088
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$989
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$941
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1052