Auckland vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$990
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$1686
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$2274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	66
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.25M

The cost of living in Auckland is 36% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1745th and 3851st ($2100 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check New Zealand vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 242nd and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Sharjah

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	Auckland	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$9.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$8199

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$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