Bucharest vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$496
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
65
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.25M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 31% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5404th and 3679th ($1036 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Romania and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Romania vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 642nd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$9.57
 Cappuccino
$3.18
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$9.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$900
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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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