Barcelona vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$2228
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
65
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
1.66M
1.25M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 26% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2198th and 3679th ($1887 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Spain and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Spain vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 238th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Sharjah

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Barcelona Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$5054

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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