Barcelona vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
66
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.25M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 44% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1722nd and 4144th ($2116 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 205th and 352nd 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
$17.8
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$7922

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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