Addis Ababa vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$758
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
34
66
😀 Quality of life
45
87
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.25M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 14% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4635th and 4144th ($1269 vs $1473) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7273rd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Sharjah

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Addis Ababa Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492