Sharjah vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1543
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3341
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$990
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$1686
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2274
$2429
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
86
96
🏙️ Population
1.25M
14.3M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 8% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3851st and 3273rd ($1543 vs $1679) 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 1.5 months in Sharjah compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 367th and 9th 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
$5.41
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.6
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$100
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8219
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5942
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.03
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.53
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.99
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.57
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.4
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.8
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$281
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8199
$17493

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006