Cape Town vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$775	$990
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$1686
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$2274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	55	66
😀 Quality of life	58	86
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.25M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 10% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4336th and 3851st ($1386 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6134th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Cape Town	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$9.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$8199

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

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