Delhi vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1196
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$205
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$348
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$2465
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
66
😀 Quality of life
61
87
🏙️ Population
26.5M
1.25M

The cost of living in Delhi is 66% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8668th and 4144th ($507 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in India and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check India vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Delhi compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Delhi ranked 14th best city to live in India vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5790th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Sharjah

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Delhi Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.48
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$432
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.1
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.74
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2401
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.28
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.4
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$423
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$382
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$519
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$362
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$263
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$337
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$250
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$325
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$299
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$296
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$256
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$289
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$283
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$263
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$375
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$374
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$383
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$287
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$352
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$325
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$382
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$265
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$414
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$330
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$347
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$363
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$352
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$269
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$331
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$289
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$391
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$326
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$340
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$432
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$364
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$315
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$331

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