Cologne vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
66
😀 Quality of life
96
87
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.25M

The cost of living in Cologne is 35% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2067th and 4144th ($1990 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 15th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492