Sharjah vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1419
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3073
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$859
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$1432
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$332
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2246
$2574
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
88
99
🏙️ Population
1.25M
14.3M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 16% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4204th and 3130th ($1419 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.6 months in Sharjah compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 312th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.44
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.6
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.56
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1188
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$234
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$108
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10301
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8167
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.5
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.18
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.95
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.08
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.4
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6883
$14795

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$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961