Sharjah vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$2646
🏠 One person rent
$963
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$1854
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
65
53
😀 Quality of life
83
69
🏙️ Population
1.25M
686K

The cost of living in Sharjah is 52% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 3679th and 5761st ($1503 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 722nd 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 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 386th and 2988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$3.73
 Cappuccino
$5.16
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$21.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$21319

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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

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$964
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$970
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$989
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$993
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$995
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1031
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$999
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$1001
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1055
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$993
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1042
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1044
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1043
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1045
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1046
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$996
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1045
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1050
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1046
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1067
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1103
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1096
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1116
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1038
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1059
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1121
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1086
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1161
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1042
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1064
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$981
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1103