Copenhagen vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2333
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5412
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$2372
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4139
$2174
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
65
😀 Quality of life
97
83
🏙️ Population
644K
1.25M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 56% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1085th and 3460th ($2333 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 10th and 412th 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
$18.8
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$9.45
 Cappuccino
$6.08
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1534
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2847
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.22%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7935
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5513
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.39
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$100
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$9.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.3
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.8
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.6
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$530
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14686
$7169

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2134
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1952
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1140
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1585
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1722
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1983
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1474
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1447
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1297
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1426
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1310
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1799
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1298
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1208
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1816
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1607
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1333
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1828
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1401
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1284
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1585
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1506
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1336
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1505
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1396
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1424
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1637
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1331
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1416
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1315
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1680
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1280
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1442
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1307
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1347
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1508
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1452

Cities near Sharjah

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