Amsterdam vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6603
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$1828
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$3238
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4145
$2174
😷 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 87% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 331st and 3460th ($2791 vs $1494) 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 29th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.8
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$9.45
 Cappuccino
$4.22
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1920
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1536
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3785
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2716
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$264
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9911
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7140
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$9.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.64
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.93
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.2
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2405
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18104
$7169

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1944
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2291
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2085
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1937
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2090
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2049
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1957
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1995
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2251
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2081
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2180
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1357
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2042
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1844
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2199
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2049
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1861
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1760
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2359
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1631
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2062
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1651
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1829
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2432
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2105
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1823
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1893
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1941
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1613
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1764
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1813
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1851
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1999
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1739
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1862

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536