Dresden vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$729
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
65
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
563K
1.25M

The cost of living in Dresden is 3% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3857th and 3679th ($1462 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th 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 30th best city to live in Germany vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 203rd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$5054

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$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
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$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
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$1216
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$1024
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$1387

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$2084
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$2309
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$1768
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$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
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$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