Cape Town vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$603
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
55
65
😀 Quality of life
59
83
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.25M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 25% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4849th and 3679th ($1120 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in South Africa and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check South Africa vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5407th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.8
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507