Cairo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$201
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$2465
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
66
😀 Quality of life
63
87
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.25M

The cost of living in Cairo is 66% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8680th and 4144th ($506 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5610th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Sharjah

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Cairo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492