Adelaide vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2180
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5014
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$1283
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$2184
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$571
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2875
$1719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
65
😀 Quality of life
92
82
🏙️ Population
1.3M
1.25M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 35% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1333rd and 3028th ($2180 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 5th 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 1.3 months in Adelaide compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 75th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Adelaide Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.5
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.75
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2505
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1671
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7770
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5055
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.18
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.3
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.27
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.5
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.2
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$136
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1383
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11563
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1888
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1462
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1639
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1317
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1327
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1708
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1746
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1688
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1658
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1672
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2356
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1702
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1693
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1669
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1707
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1701
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1716
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1719
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1707
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2604
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1819
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1404
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1463
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1723
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1610
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1723
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1430
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1691
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1903
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2348
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2203
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2741
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$1998
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1461
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1354
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1444
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1688

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541