Bali vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bali	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1267	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3239	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$845	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$1978	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.8	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$298	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	37	65
😀 Quality of life	57	83
🏙️ Population	4.36M	1.25M

The cost of living in Bali is 15% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4297th and 3460th ($1267 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bali compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5664th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Sharjah

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	Bali	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.95	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3111	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1570	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.3	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1668	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.09	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.97	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.36	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.5	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.07	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.34	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.01	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.3	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.39	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$245	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8096	$7169

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$845
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$497
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$355
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$614
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$510
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$365
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$410
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$549
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$505
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$453
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$464
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$486
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$597
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$417
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$421
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$493
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$471
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$474
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$480
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$508
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$490
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$521
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$545
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$522
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$500
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$606
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$563
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$506
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$518
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$580
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$513
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$385
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$701
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$536

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