Belgrade vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgrade Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3270
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$741
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1282
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1226
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
50
66
😀 Quality of life
73
87
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.25M

The cost of living in Belgrade is 6% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4396th and 4144th ($1378 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Serbia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Serbia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Belgrade compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 2503rd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1432
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$944
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5071
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3183
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.63
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.6
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.84
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$459
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10508
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$1173
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$924
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$948
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$741
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$888
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$1029
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$752
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$721
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$923
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$1004
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$1160
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$734
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$682
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$851
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$1031
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$956
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$857
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$683
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$899
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$631
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$571
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$1193
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$672
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$961
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$844
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$1124
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$1156
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$709
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$958
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$694
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$1150
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$965
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$877
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$819
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$1074
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$850

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