Edinburgh vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$1719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
88
65
😀 Quality of life
93
82
🏙️ Population
488K
1.25M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 27% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 1692nd and 3028th ($2043 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 5th in the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 64th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Sharjah

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Edinburgh Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$5193

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$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