Ahmedabad vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1030
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$161
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$271
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$174
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$2274
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
58
66
😀 Quality of life
62
86
🏙️ Population
7.65M
1.25M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 72% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8906th and 3851st ($433 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 0.6 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Ahmedabad ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5691st and 367th 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
$3.13
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.6
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$107
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$191
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.1
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.76
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$861
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$578
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.52
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.92
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.49
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.04
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.25
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$47
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1402
$8199

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$391
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$360
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$367
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$358
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$350
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$273
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$298
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$314
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$663
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$267
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$283
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$273
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$299
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$241
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$316
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$346
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$370
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$312
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$329
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$285
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$312
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$252
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$309
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$335
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$355
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$464
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$260
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$335
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$717
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$335
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$355
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$495
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$282
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$309
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$384
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$320
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$279
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$311

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469