Addis Ababa vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$604
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
65
😀 Quality of life
40
83
🏙️ Population
5.23M
1.25M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 27% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4928th and 3679th ($1103 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6957th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Sharjah

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