Bangkok vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$465
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
89
66
😀 Quality of life
73
87
🏙️ Population
5.68M
1.25M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 30% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5467th and 4144th ($1027 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2647th and 352nd 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
$3.24
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$789
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$833
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$788
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$656
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$710
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$838
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$874
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$846
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$784
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$768
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$562
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$763
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$575
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$585
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$621
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$845
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$571
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$593
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$581
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$764
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$782
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1056
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$612
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$587
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$882
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$530
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$501
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$629
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$760
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$780
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$592

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492