Brussels vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$990
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$1686
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$2274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	96	66
😀 Quality of life	91	86
🏙️ Population	196K	1.25M

The cost of living in Brussels is 32% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1939th and 3851st ($2030 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 121st and 367th 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	$21.2	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$9.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$8199

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2356
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2470
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1173
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1455
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1082
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$797
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1193
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$2100
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$2015
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$494
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$497
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$526
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$521
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1340
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1062
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1218
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$514
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$530
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$965
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1059
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$505
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$485
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$778
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$559
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$700
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$457
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$917
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$459
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$717
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$517
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$469