Dortmund vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$736
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
65
😀 Quality of life
78
83
🏙️ Population
593K
1.25M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 1% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3604th and 3679th ($1523 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th 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 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 692nd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507