Cologne vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
65
😀 Quality of life
97
83
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.25M

The cost of living in Cologne is 23% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2308th and 3679th ($1851 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 7th in Germany and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Germany vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 16th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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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