Cologne vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$947
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$2174
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
92
65
😀 Quality of life
96
83
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.25M

The cost of living in Cologne is 17% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2551st and 3460th ($1744 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 12th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$7169

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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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