Dresden vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$706
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
66
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
566K
1.25M

The cost of living in Dresden is 4% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3968th and 4144th ($1531 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th 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 Dresden compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 117th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$7922

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$1478
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$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2183
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$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