Edmonton vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$3212
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$912
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$1543
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	64	66
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.25M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 27% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 2524th and 4144th ($1878 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 193rd and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Sharjah

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	Edmonton	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$9.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$7922

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2183
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$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