Dublin vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dublin Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2627
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5796
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$1748
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$3037
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3727
$2174
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
65
😀 Quality of life
96
83
🏙️ Population
593K
1.25M

The cost of living in Dublin is 76% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 605th and 3460th ($2627 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Ireland and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Ireland vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 17th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dublin Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.28
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1839
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1479
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3211
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2644
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$234
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.6
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.22%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6999
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5541
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.1
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.58
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.32
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.9
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.4
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$95
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1213
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8881
$7169

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Swords
$2186
30 km or 19 mi Naas
$2216
42 km or 26 mi Drogheda
$2628
75 km or 46 mi Dundalk
$1767
102 km or 63 mi Kilkenny
$1785
113 km or 70 mi Wexford
$1662
131 km or 82 mi Lisburn
$1713
134 km or 83 mi Waterford
$2134
141 km or 88 mi Belfast
$1755
148 km or 92 mi Douglas
$1968
148 km or 92 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
152 km or 94 mi Bangor
$1382
154 km or 96 mi Omagh
$1562
175 km or 109 mi Limerick
$1969
185 km or 115 mi Galway
$2297
185 km or 115 mi Rhyl
$1615
196 km or 122 mi Derry
$1390
212 km or 132 mi Wallasey
$1563
213 km or 132 mi Formby
$1682
215 km or 133 mi Crosby
$1681
216 km or 134 mi Birkenhead
$1697
217 km or 135 mi Bebington
$1710
217 km or 135 mi Liverpool
$1774
217 km or 135 mi Bootle
$1706
218 km or 136 mi Southport
$1675
219 km or 136 mi Blackpool
$1482
219 km or 136 mi Cork
$2275
220 km or 137 mi Wrexham
$1556
221 km or 137 mi Lytham St Annes
$1640
221 km or 137 mi Whitehaven
$1732
224 km or 139 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
225 km or 140 mi Chester
$1897
234 km or 145 mi Llanelli
$1686
234 km or 145 mi St Helens
$1497
235 km or 146 mi Widnes
$1753
236 km or 147 mi Runcorn
$1762
239 km or 148 mi Morecambe
$1714
240 km or 149 mi Preston
$1456
241 km or 150 mi Lancaster
$1629
242 km or 150 mi Wigan
$1574

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$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
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$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
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536