Ahmedabad vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$471
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$182
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$340
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.5
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$517
$2228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
56
65
😀 Quality of life
54
83
🏙️ Population
7.65M
1.25M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 69% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8798th and 3679th ($471 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 7th 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Ahmedabad ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5969th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ahmedabad Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.6
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.16
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.06%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1192
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.43
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.16
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$25
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.1
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.4
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1837
$5054

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$424
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$399
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$402
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$406
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$391
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$297
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$326
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$347
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$785
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$284
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$327
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$295
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$338
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$285
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$360
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$379
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$394
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$344
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$357
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$375
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$288
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$368
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$368
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$396
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$484
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$299
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$406
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$716
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$367
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$315
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$519
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$304
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$337
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$395
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$341
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$268
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$371

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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