Cairo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$190
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$2274
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
66
😀 Quality of life
63
86
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.25M

The cost of living in Cairo is 69% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8753rd and 3851st ($483 vs $1543) 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5501st and 367th 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
$4.87
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

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