Calgary vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
53
66
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.25M

The cost of living in Calgary is 44% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1716th and 4144th ($2118 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 5th in Canada and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Canada vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 209th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Sharjah

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Calgary Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

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