Bangalore vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangalore	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$578	$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1542	$3133
🏠 One person rent	$249	$963
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1210	$2228
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	74	65
😀 Quality of life	68	83
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.25M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 62% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8023rd and 3679th ($578 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 2.1 months in Bangalore compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3393rd and 386th 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	$3.37	$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$9.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$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	$279	$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.9	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.3	$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.47%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.06	$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.4	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.45	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.91	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.6	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$120	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3497	$5054

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$378
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$337
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$325
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$330
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$243
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$308
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$338
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$307
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$306
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$329
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$380
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$340
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$346
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$325
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$352
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$310
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$287
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$304
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$350
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$279
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$433
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$334
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$289
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$433
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$382
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$572
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$298
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$351
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$355
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$368
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$394
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$351
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$357
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$316
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373

Cities near Sharjah

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