Edmonton vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edmonton Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1823
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4109
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$1004
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$1648
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2739
$2246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
63
66
😀 Quality of life
91
88
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.25M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 28% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2644th and 4204th ($1823 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 6th in Canada and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Canada vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 171st and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edmonton Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$784
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1651
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.6
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.56%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2399
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2239
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.6
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.35
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.3
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$669
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8796
$6883

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
31 km or 19 mi Leduc
$1730
142 km or 88 mi Red Deer
$1782
279 km or 173 mi Calgary
$2079
297 km or 185 mi Banff
$1773
380 km or 236 mi Fort McMurray
$1887
388 km or 241 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
429 km or 267 mi Lethbridge
$1632
435 km or 270 mi Medicine Hat
$1544
483 km or 300 mi Saskatoon
$1817
515 km or 320 mi Prince Albert
$1478
565 km or 351 mi Kamloops
$1748
576 km or 358 mi Kelowna
$1949
610 km or 379 mi Prince George
$1618
616 km or 383 mi Penticton
$1759
622 km or 387 mi Sandpoint
$2617
646 km or 402 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
688 km or 428 mi Great Falls
$1973
689 km or 428 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
691 km or 430 mi Post Falls
$2343
698 km or 434 mi Regina
$1675
703 km or 437 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
711 km or 442 mi Spokane
$2228
743 km or 461 mi Missoula
$2111
752 km or 467 mi Whistler
$2414
762 km or 473 mi Chilliwack
$1842
779 km or 484 mi Helena
$2490
789 km or 491 mi Abbotsford
$1987
792 km or 492 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
796 km or 495 mi Moscow
$1765
798 km or 496 mi Coquitlam
$2488
800 km or 497 mi Pullman
$1913
804 km or 499 mi Langley
$1952
809 km or 502 mi Surrey
$2297
809 km or 503 mi Burnaby
$2412
811 km or 504 mi North Vancouver
$2379
818 km or 508 mi Vancouver
$2457
820 km or 510 mi Bellingham
$2443
821 km or 510 mi Delta
$2325
822 km or 511 mi Moses Lake
$2001

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483