Cologne vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$2246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
91
66
😀 Quality of life
96
88
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.25M

The cost of living in Cologne is 39% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2104th and 4204th ($1968 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 23rd and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$6883

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483