Bangalore vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1259
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$223
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$387
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$186
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$266
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
66
😀 Quality of life
63
87
🏙️ Population
12.3M
1.25M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 65% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8579th and 4144th ($523 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in India and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check India vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5518th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Sharjah

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Bangalore Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.08
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$495
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.4
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.67%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$960
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.23
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.12
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.88
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.38
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.47
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.7
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4350
$7922

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$332
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$347
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$334
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$349
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$297
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$236
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$300
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$285
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$346
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$344
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$322
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$367
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$359
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$331
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$335
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$282
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$327
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$306
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$271
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$320
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$316
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$262
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$430
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$299
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$285
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$389
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$341
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$376
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$533
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$273
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$349
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$338
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$348
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$350
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$387
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$334
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$349
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$299
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$343

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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