Adelaide vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Adelaide Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5047
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1312
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2094
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3574
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
65
😀 Quality of life
93
83
🏙️ Population
1.3M
1.25M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 49% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1267th and 3679th ($2246 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 7th in Australia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Australia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 64th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Adelaide vs Sharjah infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Adelaide vs Sharjah

Prices for goods and services in Adelaide and Sharjah are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Adelaide Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.1
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.31
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1399
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2312
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6896
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.98
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.42
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.8
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1344
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11389
$5054

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$2013
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1816
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1697
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1397
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1357
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1795
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1822
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1892
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1757
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1717
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2397
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1758
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1876
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1746
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1799
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1738
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1800
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1805
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1829
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2393
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1900
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1815
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1500
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1748
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1674
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1798
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1532
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1732
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1997
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2472
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2265
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2801
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2286
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1833
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1289
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1533
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1661

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