Bangkok vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$425
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$2228
😷 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 34% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5738th and 3679th ($994 vs $1503) 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 0.7 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 1355th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

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