Dortmund vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$750
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
66
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
595K
1.25M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 11% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3504th and 4144th ($1637 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 33rd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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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