Brussels vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$2246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	66
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	196K	1.25M

The cost of living in Brussels is 43% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1913th and 4204th ($2028 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Belgium and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 165th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Sharjah

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	Brussels	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$6883

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483