Sharjah vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$2429
🏠 One person rent
$912
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$2276
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
66
53
😀 Quality of life
87
89
🏙️ Population
1.25M
686K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 53% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4144th and 5951st ($1473 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 630th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 352nd and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Shizuoka

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Sharjah Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$16729

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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

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$924
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$929
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$939
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$943
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$947
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1036
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1011
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$945
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$940
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$955
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1043
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$928
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1039
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1038
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1036
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1039
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1038
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1037
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$926
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1031
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1051
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1052
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$991
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1049
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1053
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1054
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1067
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1062
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1078
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1041
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1078
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1052
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1131
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1001
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1059
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$904
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1063