Ahmedabad vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1053
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$155
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$265
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$2465
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
58
66
😀 Quality of life
63
87
🏙️ Population
7.65M
1.25M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 70% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8910th and 4144th ($437 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th 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 0.8 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Ahmedabad ranked 12th best city to live in India vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5632nd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Sharjah

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Ahmedabad Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.6
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$894
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.52
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.97
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.85
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$7922

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$401
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$373
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$378
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$382
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$366
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$287
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$310
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$326
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$693
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$286
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$297
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$284
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$317
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$257
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$331
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$355
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$362
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$324
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$302
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$330
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$294
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$326
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$355
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$379
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$475
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$269
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$344
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$733
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$360
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$365
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$502
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$286
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$329
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$382
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$326
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$289
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$325

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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