Dresden vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$684
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$2174
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
65
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
566K
1.25M

The cost of living in Dresden is 6% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3862nd and 3460th ($1402 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th 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 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Dresden ranked 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 217th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$7169

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$1048
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$1278
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$880
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$971
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$1420
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$1314
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$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
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$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
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$1222
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$1310
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$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
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$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
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$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
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$1216
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$950
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$1092
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$979
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$2240
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$2379
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$1196
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$1540
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$1239
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$1844
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$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
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$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
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$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
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$547
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$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
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$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
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$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
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$605
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$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
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$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536