Depok vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Depok	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$385	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1071	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$99.6	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$202	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$195	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.8	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$448	$2174
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	82	65
😀 Quality of life	63	83
🏙️ Population	2.33M	1.25M

The cost of living in Depok is 74% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8995th and 3460th ($385 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 7th in Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Depok compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Depok ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4767th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Depok vs Sharjah

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	Depok	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.35	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.04	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.49	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$64.6	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$41.2	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$121	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.7	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$916	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$760	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.09	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.53	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.04	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.54	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.92	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.2	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.09	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.8	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7606	$7169

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Cities near Depok

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
20 km or 12 mi	Jakarta	$701
23 km or 14 mi	Bogor	$513
27 km or 16 mi	Bekasi	$518
32 km or 20 mi	Tangerang	$558
60 km or 37 mi	Sukabumi	$563
80 km or 50 mi	Serang	$492
96 km or 59 mi	Cimahi	$500
100 km or 62 mi	Cilegon	$488
103 km or 64 mi	Bandung	$545
184 km or 115 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Cirebon	$521
203 km or 126 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
218 km or 135 mi	Banjar	$490
220 km or 137 mi	Metro	$432
261 km or 162 mi	Tegal	$480
283 km or 176 mi	Cilacap	$474
320 km or 199 mi	Pekalongan	$471
402 km or 250 mi	Semarang	$493
420 km or 261 mi	Salatiga	$421
421 km or 262 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
437 km or 271 mi	Prabumulih	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Palembang	$395
460 km or 286 mi	Surakarta	$417
475 km or 295 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
537 km or 333 mi	Madiun	$486
558 km or 347 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
582 km or 362 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Kediri	$464
617 km or 384 mi	Blitar	$453
631 km or 392 mi	Mojokerto	$505
642 km or 399 mi	Jambi	$458
650 km or 404 mi	Batu	$410
660 km or 410 mi	Surabaya	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Malang	$365
686 km or 426 mi	Pasuruan	$510
721 km or 448 mi	Probolinggo	$614
762 km or 473 mi	Pontianak	$427
846 km or 526 mi	Singkawang	$430
855 km or 531 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

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