Copenhagen vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2656
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6116
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$1515
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$2679
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$728
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$209
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5006
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
66
😀 Quality of life
97
87
🏙️ Population
667K
1.25M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 80% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 650th and 4144th ($2656 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Denmark and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Denmark vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Sharjah

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Copenhagen Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.8
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.1
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.35
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$7.24
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.03
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1782
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3169
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2270
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10228
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6872
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$114
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.76
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.89
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.6
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.6
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$122
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$137
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$707
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$7922

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2429
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2273
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1412
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2192
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2364
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1701
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1695
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2042
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1590
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1688
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1562
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2113
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1550
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1475
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1412
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1784
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1825
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1549
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2158
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1627
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1491
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1781
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1702
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1508
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1691
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1619
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1633
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1891
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1516
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1619
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1689
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1888
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1466
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1681
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1443
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1509
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1667
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1588

Cities near Sharjah

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