Almaty vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$499
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
65
😀 Quality of life
65
83
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.25M

The cost of living in Almaty is 37% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6015th and 3679th ($941 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4176th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Sharjah

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