Auckland vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2279
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5201
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$1304
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$2255
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$582
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$258
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3471
$1719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
32
65
😀 Quality of life
90
82
🏙️ Population
1.47M
1.25M

The cost of living in Auckland is 41% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1099th and 3028th ($2279 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 months in Sharjah. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 119th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Auckland Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.62
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1215
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1143
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1960
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.3
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.09%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10101
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9272
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$130
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.47
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.6
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$863
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12822
$5193

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Cities near Auckland

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Waitakere
$1960
17 km or 11 mi Manukau
$1994
28 km or 18 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1885
40 km or 25 mi Pukekohe
$1643
113 km or 70 mi Hamilton
$1701
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1388
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1754
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1200
234 km or 146 mi Taupo
$1563
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1346
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1454
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1207
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1524
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1113
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1365
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1679
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1230
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1777
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1744
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1887
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$2220
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1500
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1579
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1800
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1842
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1664
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$1925
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1398
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$978
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$974
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$849
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$824
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$752
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1461

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541