Cape Town vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$582	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$2174
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	65
😀 Quality of life	58	83
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.25M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 28% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5016th and 3460th ($1071 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5491st and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Sharjah

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	Cape Town	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$7169

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536