Dresden vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$696
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
65
😀 Quality of life
88
82
🏙️ Population
555K
1.25M

The cost of living in Dresden is 13% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3786th and 3028th ($1406 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th 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 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 190th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$5193

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$1329
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$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
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$1146
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$969
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$1303

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$1841
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$2229
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$1577
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$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
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$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541