Bangkok vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$424	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$2246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	66
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.25M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 33% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5912th and 4204th ($958 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Thailand and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Thailand vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1890th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Sharjah

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	Bangkok	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$6883

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483