Bangkok vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$416
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$2174
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
89
65
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
5.68M
1.25M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 37% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5822nd and 3460th ($941 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 1221st and 412th 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
$2.97
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$7169

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$717
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$753
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$715
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$595
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$641
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$743
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$781
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$752
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$656
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$685
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$576
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$677
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$573
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$537
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$644
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$568
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$777
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$569
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$610
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$543
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$705
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1163
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$563
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$596
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$836
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$519
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$513
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$705
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$721
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$691
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$650

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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