Essen vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$682
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$2465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
66
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
587K
1.25M

The cost of living in Essen is 6% more expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 3860th and 4144th ($1561 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th 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 Essen compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 17th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Sharjah

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Essen Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$7922

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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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