Amsterdam vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
65
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
921K
1.25M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 90% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 252nd and 3679th ($2859 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 25th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$5054

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865

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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