Sharjah vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$963
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$2601
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
83
99
🏙️ Population
1.25M
14.3M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 8% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3679th and 3085th ($1503 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 386th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$15495

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033