Brasilia vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$296	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$2174
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	28	65
😀 Quality of life	56	83
🏙️ Population	2.82M	1.25M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 49% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6598th and 3460th ($765 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 7th in Brazil and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5716th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Sharjah

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	Brasilia	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$7169

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536