Bucharest vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$562
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
66
😀 Quality of life
84
86
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.25M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 26% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4877th and 3851st ($1148 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 1.3 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 482nd and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Sharjah

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Bucharest Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$8199

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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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