Amsterdam vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	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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Prices in Amsterdam vs Sharjah

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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