Auckland vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$2246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	32	66
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.25M

The cost of living in Auckland is 38% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2124th and 4204th ($1961 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 170th and 312th 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	$12.6	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$6883

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483