Bandung vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$571
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1465
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$224
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$2228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
65
😀 Quality of life
39
83
🏙️ Population
2.88M
1.25M

The cost of living in Bandung is 62% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8087th and 3679th ($571 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7032nd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandung Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.92
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.49%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.5
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.92
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8909
$5054

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8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$530
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$596
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$553
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$541
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$419
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$551
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$757
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$517
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$577
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$605
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$512
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$508
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$524
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$522
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$506
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$550
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$453
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$438
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$447
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$434
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$507
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$487
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$470
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$441
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$420
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$512
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$427
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$388
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$558
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$485
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$495
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$518
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$530
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$499
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$458
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1121
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$530

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507