Bandung vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$536
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1297
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$226
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.4
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$2465
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
66
😀 Quality of life
61
87
🏙️ Population
2.88M
1.25M

The cost of living in Bandung is 64% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8495th and 4144th ($536 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th 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 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Bandung ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5820th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Sharjah

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Bandung Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.49
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.95
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.55
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.8
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.34%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$776
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$345
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.8
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.57
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.6
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8600
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$502
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$551
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$467
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$556
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$391
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$515
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$684
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$478
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$536
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$609
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$478
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$470
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$488
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$487
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$474
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$499
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$445
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$417
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$424
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$405
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$445
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$453
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$439
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$405
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$388
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$419
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$408
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$379
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$549
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$439
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$459
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$476
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$456
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$439
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$411
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1175
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$496

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492