Addis Ababa vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Addis Ababa Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$1343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2234
$2713
🏠 One person rent
$395
$840
🏘️ Family rent
$1132
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.5
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$217
$1554
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
61
😀 Quality of life
42
83
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.25M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 44% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6376th and 3263rd ($752 vs $1343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.3 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.2 months in Sharjah. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Sharjah ranked 3rd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6810th and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$5.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.97
$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$6.8
☕ Cappuccino
$0.73
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$443
$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$669
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$740
$930
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$89.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.22%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1497
$2221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$1753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.52
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.11
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.4
$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.99
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.1
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13660
$4938

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$609
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$570
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$569
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$575
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$491
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$476
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$598
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$554
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$519
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$618
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$578
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$548
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$801
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$520
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$485
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$588
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$522
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$487
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$598
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$488
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$512
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$495
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$508
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$598
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$502
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$507
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$603
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$492
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$487
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$515
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$553
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$614
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$759
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$455
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$412
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$570

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1129
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$1924
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1096
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1260
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$799
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1150
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1964
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1797
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$688
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$968
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$689
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$693
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1277
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1245
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1277
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$688
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$952
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$987
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$947
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$690
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$691
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$880
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$687
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$657
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$686
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$907
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$650
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$863
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$837
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$686