Bangalore vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$219	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$2174
😷 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 64% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8398th and 3460th ($533 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3159th and 412th 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	$3.18	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$7169

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Sharjah

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