Calgary vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$2246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	66
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.25M

The cost of living in Calgary is 46% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1781st and 4204th ($2079 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 6th 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 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 160th and 312th 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	$16.7	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$6883

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483