Ahmedabad vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1162
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$222
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$366
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$1719
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
56
65
😀 Quality of life
56
82
🏙️ Population
7.65M
1.25M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 69% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8477th and 3028th ($505 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 5th in India and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check India vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Ahmedabad ranked 17th best city to live in India vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5867th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.4
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.25
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.4
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.6
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.43
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.94%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$729
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.79
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.25
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.18
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.9
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.3
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.5
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1882
$5193

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$339
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$396
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$377
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$399
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$385
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$296
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$353
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$338
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$809
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$301
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$323
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$308
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$336
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$281
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$338
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$390
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$345
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$358
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$377
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$359
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$360
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$315
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$370
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$391
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$482
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$336
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$379
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$706
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$334
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$297
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$510
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$375
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$316
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$392
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$292
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$291
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$375

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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