Bandung vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$545
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1341
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$218
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$2174
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
81
65
😀 Quality of life
40
83
🏙️ Population
2.88M
1.25M

The cost of living in Bandung is 63% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8276th and 3460th ($545 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 6910th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandung Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.59
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.19
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.05
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$874
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$412
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.3
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.76
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.91
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.5
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.3
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7595
$7169

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8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$500
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$563
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$513
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$518
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$385
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$521
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$701
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$490
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$536
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$558
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$480
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$474
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$492
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$488
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$471
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$374
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$493
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$408
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$432
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$421
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$417
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$486
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$464
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$453
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$417
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$395
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$505
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$410
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$365
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$549
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$458
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$510
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$614
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$500
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$458
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$427
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1267
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$497

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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