Cologne vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$967
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$1719
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
65
😀 Quality of life
96
82
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.25M

The cost of living in Cologne is 9% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2484th and 3028th ($1752 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 5th 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 1.1 months in Sharjah. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 12th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541