Sharjah vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1543
$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3341
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$990
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1686
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$2185
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
66
53
😀 Quality of life
86
90
🏙️ Population
1.25M
686K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 72% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 3851st and 6285th ($1543 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 758th 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 1.5 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 7th in Japan, while ranked 367th and 186th 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
$5.41
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.6
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8219
$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5942
$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.53
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.57
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.8
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8199
$14291

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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

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$883
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$888
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$912
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$915
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$923
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1003
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$984
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$929
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$936
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$941
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1012
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$932
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1003
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1004
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1006
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1005
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1010
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$941
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1003
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1018
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1020
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1024
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$995
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1018
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1021
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1022
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1018
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1018
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1029
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1073
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$972
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1023
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$887
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1016