Sharjah vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$912
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$2676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
87
96
🏙️ Population
1.25M
14.3M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 13% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4144th and 3249th ($1473 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 352nd and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sharjah vs Tokyo

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Sharjah Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$16728

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005