Brisbane vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
65
😀 Quality of life
97
83
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.25M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 66% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 781st and 3679th ($2491 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Australia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Australia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 15th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

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