Birmingham vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
65
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.25M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 36% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1731st and 3679th ($2046 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 7th in the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 32nd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$5054

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

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